The Office dragged on into nine interminable seasons. The British original? Fourteen episodes and done. Perhaps it's because British TV comedies are often the fruits of a few brains, rather than a roomful of writers and a slew of executive producers.Luckily, there's a lot of them on Netflix, which has picked up the cream of the BBC and Channel 4's output and made them available for streaming whenever you need a pick-me-up.
From The Thick of It to I'm Alan Partridge (and yes, Armando Ianucci is well-represented on this list), these are the TV shows the embody a very British sense of humour.
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