EBritcoms FAQE is a sweeping survey of the very best in British
television comedy from the early days of 1950s television and the
rise of Tony Hancock through the golden age of EMonty PythonE EAre
You Being Served?E and ESteptoe and SonE a featuring the madcap
comic geniuses of the 1980s a to the modern age of EAbsolutely
FabulousE ECouplingE ERed DwarfE and more.THWritten with both a
deep love and cultural understanding of the shows highlighting the
finest performances and resurrecting the greatest jokes EBritcoms
FAQE also visits the medium's transition from radio to television
its history on vinyl and compact disc and its thematic shift from
straight-forward humor to a sometimes biting force for political
and social commentary.THIncluded are chapters spotlighting the
sitcoms' fascination with dysfunctional families their rebellion
against conventional society and the changing face of the media
itself. The legacy of Monty Python is explored in depth but so are
such themes as class warfare censorship and even suicide. Britcoms
long ago determined that very little is sacred when there's
laughter to be had a and EBritcoms FAQE proves it!
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