I guess Americans might try to impersonate Les Barker, in the way that certain British sitcoms have been reformulated and recast for American TV, but there is no way an American could be culturally identical.

Lots of Brits recite or sing Les Barker's works in folk clubs and festivals, because they are brilliantly surreal, funny, poignant, entertaining etc etc etc, but the British fans' renditions don't come close to the original.

May the turtle be unbroken.

Kitty