BRITISH HUMOR

An article about the British music invasion of the United States in the 1960s - and beyond.

To many Americans British comedies are not funny or not easy to catch. Humor often spans the globe and here are five sitcoms from "across the pond" that will make Americans laugh if you give them a chance.

Eccentricity is associated with intense creativity or curiosity and with intellectually gifted geniuses. But if some of us in the pursuit of being different from other mortals try to cultivate eccentricity only humor emanates from their effort.

As a tool to prevent suicides, I came up with several brands of internet humor. Too hot for most websites, so this version is censored.

While American filmmakers seem content to recycle the same insipid "comedies," their British counterparts have continued to turn out unique films. The first installment of the Best British Comedies series takes a look at Hot Fuzz.

While American filmmakers seem content to recycle the same insipid "comedies," their British counterparts have continued to turn out unique films. The second installment of the Best British Comedies series takes a look at Death at a Funeral.

The strings of the Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Kadima String Quartet performed English Sensuality: Music from the British Isles. Conducted by Dr. Michael Arshagouni.

For the past couple of years, I became interested in knowing what was available outside the standard superhero fare of most American comics. Wanting action and adventure, I discovered many wonderful reprints of British sci-fi comics!

A Life and Crimes summary for British serial killer Harold "Fred" Shipman.

Here is a review of some British literature poems from Robert Burns and william Blake.

A discussion of two British comedy series, Keeping Up Appearances and the Last of the Summer Wine.

Here's a short tour of some of the most successful American Sitcoms that were actually retooled versions of original British Sitcoms.

When it comes to British chick-lit - or any chick-lit, for that matter - Sophie Kinsella simply can not be beat. Her wonderful 'Shopaholic' series - from 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' to 'Shopaholic and Baby' - is simply some of the funniest literature around.

Let's give Shakespeare his due. While also remembering there were other great British dramatists as well.

If you are interested in British Dramas then you may want to consider purchasing the Behaving Badly mini-series on DVD.

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat takes satire to new highs (and lows), in one of the few must-see comedies ever made.