When I started learning English in 5th standard, and got to a stage where i could read English books (must be standard 8 or 9) I got introduced to some very high quality English literature, thanks to my grandfather, father and English teacher. They introduced me to P.G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie. Their body of work is so huge that it kept me busy for a long time.
I thoroughly enjoyed Wodehouse’s humour and I could instantly connect it with the great stalwart in Marathi humour, Pu La Deshpande (P.L. Deshpande). His brand of humour was very much like Wodehouse. Then I got acquainted with more British humour and immediately liked! One of my all time favourite was/is “Yes, Minister”. I later watched and liked American sitcoms such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory, however, none came remotely close to Yes minister (and Yes, Prime Minister).
In general, British sense of humour is top notch!
Among the many other British comedies, a decent one was “Mind Your Language”. It’s not in the league of Yes Minister, but it’s good. The premise lends itself to a certain kind of comedy. If you have watched and liked the Hindi movie “English Vinglish”, there is a good chance that you’ll like Mind Your Language. It’s basically about a bunch of non-English speaking people from various countries who enrol for an English language tuition and the comedy emerging from that setup.
I found this entire collection of Mind Your Language on Youtube – all seasons compiled into one. Check it here:
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