calling Anglos and Anglophiles

[brightlywoven]

(inspired by foreverdirt's latest link)

One thing I have found to stand between me and the feeling that England is home, has been my lack of familiarity with the people of pop and political culture. I have for indtance, rarely any idea who humph is snarking about in ISIHAC. Partly this is because I have no tv. However, rather than get one, then try to trawl through for the good bits, I am asking you, dear friends list to point me the right way.

Week one: comedy

Can you suggest British comedy or comedians that would probably not be known internationally which I might enjoy? (eg a passing comment from shanith led me to mitch benn. Awsome)

Comments

[half-of-monty.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, Flanders and Swann. Definitely.

I missed Dangermouse myself (or maybe I watched it and have forgotten it) - I should probably plug that gap.

[tigerfort.livejournal.com]

You're unlikely to have forgotten DM unless you were a very small child. But I'm not sure how much younger than me you are, so you might have been :)

[half-of-monty.livejournal.com]

Unusually for Oxford graduates, I appear to have a rather poor memory for children's TV.