>>>>I was just catching up on some New Yorker reading before falling asleep and this knocked me out. Wow. It's by the English writer Zadie Smith.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/12/22/081222fa_fact_smith
>>>
>>>Don't understand what it's about, who could care less about this family's comedy viewing, how you know half of them, and what knocked you out.
>>
>>Frankly, I enjoyed the article a lot. I remember Tony Hancock and loved his show. Although, I have to admit I didn't care for Fawlty Towers at all - far too much screaming and running around for me.
>
>Didn't care for that snarling oaf, Hancock, but FT is an all-time comedy classic series which, although only a handful written, one can watch over and over and still find them funny - like "Allo, Allo" (although many series produced) and "Father Ted".
>
>>
>>What's to understand? It's one person's reminiscence, not Joyce's Ulysses for Pete's sake.
>
>Aye, but why should we give a toss about them? Just scanning the article I perceived a list of the guy's preferred comedy show. So what? I thought and moved on. I could write a list of my comedy preferences. Who'd be interested in that?

That is really not an accurate summary of the article. I see in another post that you only read the first paragraphs. It's OK, though. People don't have to agree with me.