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You might not like it, but this is what peak bri'ish comedy looks like.

Or is peak British comedy Stuart Lee satirising that scene as a quaint village folk tradition? https://youtu.be/7J1J_iHC2Qw?si=kUy3aQvZ4p2PjLG8

Or maybe both?

> bri'ish

I forget the exact quote, but:

We specifically made something called “Harry Potter” and beat it to absolute death to show you we pronounce the letter ‘T’ in the majority of our accents.

Here is peak Bri'ish philosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAh8HryVaeY

First time I saw that I thought it was the cleverest joke I'd ever seen - took me a while to realise it's philosophical origin.

Your common or garden philosopher will refer to the Ship of Theseus, or Theseus paradox, and those with a foot in the '90s will call it Trigger's Broom.

Those truly tuned in to popular culture will indeed refer to The Sugarbabes, a UK Girl Group who presented a similar situation when all their original members were replaced one by one. This is the superior reference because eventually all the original members returned, elevating the situation to new levels of paradox.

The round round baby round round paradox?

Peak ... or peep comedy ...

(Peep Show, I would argue is some of the best recent comedy from us)

It’s easily one of the best comedies I’ve seen. I’ve lost count of the amount of rewatches I’ve done. Absolute gold standard.

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