It's almost like once he became a 'national treasure' he was beyond criticism. He was great as Del Boy, but Granville was just a sad loser and Jack Frost had no real credibility.
Again, Miriam Margoyles, another national treasure, is great on chat shows and travel programmes but in no way is...
Agreed. As well as not understanding satire, there is never really any subtlety or nuance in their comedy which the Brits do so well.
There have been some exceptions - I think Frasier and Curb Your Enthusiasm more than hold their own against some of the classic British sitcoms.
When I first got to the States people kept banging on about how great SNL was. Watched it once and it really was shite. I know back in its heyday it produced people like Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy and John Belushi but those days are well past