Little Britain: the comedy of conformism

Read spiked editor Mick Hume's Notebook in The Times (London).

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‘It is that dreadful time of year again, when intelligent people dress up in ridiculous costumes to perform direly “hilarious” skits and sketches. The entire nation is supposed to join in the fun, anybody who complains is branded a cynic and everybody drones on about how much money it is making. Yes, it is Children In Need. But I was thinking about the new series of Little Britain….’

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