British Comedy

Episode 36 (click to play/pause)

Harold and guest James Reichmuth, of comedy troupe Kasper Hauser, discuss the long, storied history of British hilarity -- from Monty Python's Flying Circus to The Office and beyond. Here's a partial list of some of the great shows and comedians mentioned in the conversation:

• Monty Python's Flying Circus
• The Goon Show
• Beyond the Fringe
• Spike Milligan
• Peter Cook
• Count Arthur Strong
• The Office
• Peep Show
• The Young Ones
• Jeeves and Wooster
• A Bit of Fry and Laurie
• Fawlty Towers

Comments

[April (ajdury on ravelry)]

Harold, I just found the podcast called Stuff You Should Know, and one of the hosts sounds a LOT like you!

http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/author/hswcbryant/

Not exactly, but enough for me to cock my head like a dog and try and figure out why his voice was so familiar, LOL.

Love you guys, and Stash & Burn too!

[Emily]

British but not a comedy: Skins
A comedy but not British: Summer Heights High.

Watch, and let's talk!