You might not like it, but this is what peak bri'ish comedy looks like.<p><a href="https://youtu.be/B74_ZoniuPE" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/B74_ZoniuPE</a>
I always wondered why so many British shows were never broadcast in America. I think the most I ever saw growing up in the 80s and 90s was a bit of monty python, mr bean and fawlty towers on PBS, but otherwise nothing. Were the licensing fees so high that it just wasn't worth it? I suppose you could argue that the style wasn't a perfect fit for American audiences, but even then, having a large source of already produced tv shows must have been worth it to one of the tv stations?
Fools, Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo, Red Dwarf, Men Behaving Badly, The IT Crowd, Father Ted, The Office, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Bottom, The Young Ones, The Thick Of It, Alan Partridge, Some Mothers Do Have 'em, Mr Bean, Yes Minister, The Inbetweeners... British (and Irish) comedy was the best in the world for three decades.
Wasnt an early 90s show called "Tropical heat" absurdly popular in the Balkans?<p>All I remember is that it had a pony-tailed detective called Nick Slaughter, who was solving cases with a red haired woman called Sylvia.
The show was very 90s...<p>How about The X-files? The show was popular everywhere, although it had very un-even writing. Could have a 10/10 episode followed by a 1/10 episode.
These always came with the Thames ident at ${HOME_COUNTRY}, not sure why: <a href="https://youtu.be/ikH9OLnU3ao" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/ikH9OLnU3ao</a>
> Fools was not only popular, it was
> well-liked. And I mean really well-liked.<p>Maybe outside London, but it wasn't well-liked in much of the capital. OF&H was seen as mocking and stereotyping the Cockney trader, whereas Minder ( which inspired it ) paid much more respect.<p>The difference between laughing at and laughing with.
I think it was so popular in the Balkans because A) it was hilarious, B) people could actually watch it (on state TV, with subtitles). B is as important as A. Seinfeld would probably become very popular too, but no one could see it in the Balkans at the time.
This is because it served as an accidental documentary and/or field guide for many micro entrepreneurs trying to break out during the autumn years of communist Yugoslavia.<p>The feeling lingers up to present - many still associate the word "entrepreneur" with at least slightly shady dealings.<p>If you work in tech in the valley, imagine how easily you could relate to Sillicon Valley (the show). It's the same for Only Fools and Horses for the 90s-00s Balkans.