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1、BritishhumourBritishhumourisasomewhatgeneraltermappliedtocertaincomedicmotifsthatareoftenprevalentincomedicactsoriginatingintheUnitedKingdomanditscurrentorformercolonies.ComedyactsandtelevisionprogrammestypicalofBritishhumourincludeMontyPython,BennyHill,andKeepingUpAppearancestoname
2、afewthathavebecomequitepopularoutsideoftheUnitedKingdom.Attimes,however,suchhumourcanseempuzzlingtonon-BritishspeakersofEnglish(referencestoEnglishslangtermsorpeople,whoareunknowninternationallyforexample)whilecertainCommonwealthnations(suchasAustralia,CanadaandSouthAfrica)tendtofin
3、ditmorefamiliar.ManyUKcomedyTVshowstypicalofBritishhumourhavebeeninternationallypopular,andhavebeenastrongavenuefortheexportandrepresentationofBritishculturetoaninternationalaudience.ThemesSomethemes(withexamples)thatunderpinnedlatetwentieth-centuryBritishhumourwere:SmutandinnuendoS
4、mutandinnuendowithsexualandscatologicalthemes,typifiedby:theseasidepostcardsofDonaldMcGillthehumourofBennyHill,JulianClaryandmanyotherstheseriesofCarryOnfilmsTheTwoRonnies,comedyshowstarringRonnieCorbettandRonnieBarkerAlasSmithandJones,sketchshowstarringMelSmithandGriffRhysJonesHale
5、andPace,sketchshowstarringGarethHaleandNormanPacethecomicmagazineViztheNudgeNudgesketchBottomwithmuchslapstick,butalsoheavyuseofsexualinnuendos.TheDangerousBrothersDisrespecttomembersoftheestablishmentDisrespecttomembersoftheestablishmentandauthority,typifiedby:BeyondtheFringe,stage
6、revuefromthe1960sThatWasTheWeekThatWas(TW3),latenightTVsatireTheComicStripPresents...,aseriesofshortsatiricalfilmsPrivateEye,satiricalmagazineNottheNineO’ClockNews,satiricalsketchshow,notableforlaunchingthecareersofRowanAtkinson,GriffRhysJones,andMelSmithYesMinister,politicalsitcomS
7、pittingImage,TVpuppetcomedylampooningthefamousandpowerfulSaturdayLive,IrishequivalentoftheAmericanshowSaturdayNightLiveDiscworld,aseriesoffantasybookswrittenbyTerryPratchett,heavywithironycriticizingvariousaspectsofsocietyHaveIGotNewsforYou,asatiricalpanelgameMocktheweek,anothersati
8、ricalpanelgameTheab
