John Oliver: "If the Palestinians and the Jews have one thing in common, Andy, it's that they both struggle to summon up much of a Christmas spirit around this time of year. Now you could say that that's because neither of them celebrate Christmas. But you don't need to believe in Santa to want to dress up like him."
Andy Zaltzman: "Stop quoting Aristotle at this early stage of the podcast."
I think I've found the ultimate test for whether you find British humour....well, humorous. It is an excerpt from my favorite podcast named The Bugle: Audio Newspaper for a Visual World; produced by The Times Online. If you listen to this section of its episode 58: "Did you get Peace in the Middle East for Xmas?" and proceed to think its stupid and nonsensical with a facial expression close to bewilderment...you do not have any appreciation for British humour.
On the other hand, if you hear Andy deliver that deadpan line of and proceed to either fall out of your chair laughing if you happen to be sitting, run into a pole laughing if you are jogging, drive off the road into a ditch laughing if you are driving or drop the spoon back into your ice cream laughing hysterically if you happen to be eating a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, then congratulations you have a keen appreciation of British Humour. Your prize is the ability to appreciate the brilliant comedic stylings of Monty Python. Now go watch the Life of Brian and remember to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!
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