Ok, I thought Mr. Bean was British Humor, but apparently, it's something different. And then I thought "Goodness Gracious Me", is British Humor, but it's more so of British Indians making parodies that poke fun at every day life of being British Indian, dealing with parents, in-laws, matchmaking, etc, etc. Some time back one of my co-workers was watching a skit where an male owner of a salon was dressed like a lady from the olden era, i.e pink hoop skirt, and keeps saying "I'm a lady, I'm a lady" Then a young man comes into the salon, looks perplexed, gets a make-over to be a lady, then grabs his puffy chests and hops into the streets saying, "I'm a lady, I'm a lady". My co-workers thought this was downright hilarious and were laughing for a good 5 minutes. Can you tell me what is British Humor, how to appreciate it, etc, etc?
"Mr Bean" is slapstick. "Goodness gracious me" is comedy British humour is "Fawlty Towers", "BlackAdder" , "Red Dwarf" Dry, witty, deadpan, sarcastic yet full-bodied. Start with "Morecambe and Wise" , "Ealing Comedies", "Monty Python", (personally I'm not fan of MP), "Have I got news for you" and other satirical shows. Later
British Humor is irreverent, dry, and incredibly witty. No one is above being made fun of, not even the queen. For me, Blackadder is pretty much the definitive embodiment of Brit humor. Try it. If you don't find it funny, British humor might not be your cuppa. Lord Blackadder to Prince George: "It is so often the way, sir, too late one thinks of what one should have said. Sir Thomas More, for instance, burned alive for refusing to recant his Catholicism, must have been kicking himself, as the flames licked higher, that it never occurred to him to say, "I recant my Catholicism."