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> Luckily that was the golden era of British comedies

You'll find people saying that about every era.

TBH there is a few standout really good British shows and the rest is forgotten about. A lot of humour in some of shows was really tied to the time of making and a lot of audiences won't get the joke.

If you watch Today Today or Brass Eye, unless you grew up at the time, it isn't funny. Most people under 30 won't know who any of celebrities are in the show.

Yes it's only relevant if you know the reference at that time. The day today and the other satire shows aimed to follow certain general formula though so even if it's not funny for some its archetypical characters still fit in that genre of comedies in my opinion.

There are some which seem timeless. 80% of Yes Minister could apply today

I think Yes Minister has some good clips on YouTube but I can't watch it for a whole episode.

True that. So it's down to our preferences : )

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