UK attempts at Oprah style TV programmes fail miserably
What a blessing that is. Trisha Goddard is still driving the burberry bus on Five and occasionally being vilified on comedy game/panel shows. I bet the original plan was that she would be the UK's answer to Oprah. Be grateful that didn't happen.

British comedy is so much richer, darker just better quality than American. Brass Eye, Coupling, Black Adder, One Foot in the Grave. That Mitchell & Webb Look, Bremmner, Bird and Fortune. I could go on and on. Very little in the US compares. God! Even Red Dwarf and Keeping up Appearances beats out Friends and Seinfeld and other embarrasingly, flaky, candidates for the analysts couch, unfunny 'comedy'.

I will give on Simpsons. It is simply brilliant. Maybe my problem is I have not been exposed to much American comedy, especially since moving to UK. When I lived in US, I had little time or energy or interest in TV, except what I found on PBS on Saturday nights (namely excellent British comedy).

Think I will watch some Python, Black Adder or Coupling tonight. I need a good laugh.