Originally posted by davepeck
oof... tough crowd.. ![Smiley :)](http://thebreakfast.info/SMF/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
maybe boombox will give me some love on this one...
Sorry dave - minimal love from these shores. Yes, he may be British and trying to be satirical, but I\'m not a great fan; the movie was OK for a pi**-take fof the UK political system, but the old TV series "Yes Minister" was WAAAAAY better. Guess I\'m getting too old to appreciate the childish humour.
![Wink ;)](http://thebreakfast.info/SMF/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
If you want some really good British humour with an Asian, rather than pseudo-black slant (Shit, can I say black on a chiefly US board?!), I can\'t recommend "Goodness Gracious Me" highly enough. It started off as a Radio 4 series then went to TV where it was almost as good - nothing ever improves when it goes to TV - cf The Goons and Hitch-hiker\'s Guide To The Galaxy - though GGM came pretty close over its 2 series and a couple of specials.
The cast is minimal - four principal with extras - and is written chiefly by the performers. Sanjeev Baskar and Meera Syal are genii. The show really picks on Asian stereotypes and says a lot about both the white and Asian communities. Sanjeev now has his own show - The Kumars At Number 42 and Syal\'s semi-autobiographical first novel, Anita and Me was made into a pretty good film along the lines of East Is East.