Very British Problems

Loved the line-up of comedians. The show combines observational, satirical and deadpan-styled themes. Some of the best and brightest English comedians are on the show. Those who dislike it are probably not fond of British humour. Personally, I like wits, sarcasm and satire. I find dark humour more entertaining than slapstick or improv genres, which is why I prefer British humour.

Having said that, I do think the episodes go on for longer than they're worth. The points are recurrent and can quickly lose their charms. If the duration of the show is taken down to about 30 minutes, it would be more appealing to viewers.

I appreciate what they were trying to do but we don't need 15 examples of each tiny thing. The introductory narration was about 4 x longer than it needed to be. I couldn't make it through a whole episode.

Much more fun than any comedy you could wish for. Am i brittish?

There are a lot of things at which the British excel; things such as close-order drill, building ocean liners, creating (and losing) empires and, of course, queuing. However, one thing that the British do, perhaps better than any other nation, is self-deprecating humor. Perhaps other nationalities are too insecure in their national pride to permit their people to poke fun at themselves. Other nationalities make jokes about foreigners. However, the British are sufficiently secure in their national pride to have no qualms about ridiculing their own inadequacies before the entire world.

The result is very funny. Yet, one cannot come away from the experience without the sneaking suspicion that this series was produced by, and for, AUSTRALIANS. It all sounds like every joke ever told by the Australians about the "Poms". Barry Humphries would just love it.

Its kind of like that person that complains about how hard it is to be attractive. That whole "we're so unique and quirky" is annoying. The opening for one of the episodes has the narrator literally saying "Our history and culture are the envy of the rest of the world", yea its really not. British history is interesting, but hardly enviable. Saying British culture is the envy of the rest of the world couldn't be farther from the truth, and isn't the entire premise of this show about how much British culture sucks sometimes. "oh we're so polite", "we leave other nations utterly baffled", "oh we have so much tradition","oh Americans say things", give me a break. Watching this show is amazing cringe inducing.