I never "got into" Benny Hill, but I know people "over here" who think he was hilarious. On the other hand, I love Spike Milligan, the Gooons, Monty Python, and others. On this side, Phil Silvers, Red Skelton, the Smothers Brothers, and more can get me laughing. Moms Mayblee could, Phyllis Diller couldn't.

There is, I think, something in humor that is universal. Seeing a pompous ass take a fall or seeing a windbag's balloon pricked by a deftly aimed verbal dart can be hilarious (assuming that the injury suffered is to the ego and not to the body -- broken bones aren't funny). Another aspect are things that are surprisingly out of the ordinary, and the Pythons are good examples of this.

Just some initial thoughts on an interesting subject.