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From music hall to Red Dwarf, pantomime to Absolutely Fabulous, we look at the history of British comedy, the names, shows, and historical events that made it what it is today.\nLike what you hear?\xa0Become a\xa0patron of the arts for as little as $2 a month!\xa0\xa0Or buy the book or some merch.\xa0Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.\xa0Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook,\xa0Twitter,\xa0or\xa0Instagram.\nMusic:\xa0Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen,\xa0David Fesliyan.\xa0\xa0.\nReach out and touch Moxie on\xa0Facebook,\xa0Twitter, or\xa0Instagram.\nLinks to all the research resources are on the\xa0website.\n\u201cThe story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created.\xa0This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.\u201d\xa0Thus begins Douglas Adams\u2019 Restaurant at the End of the Universe, sequel to his culture touchstone The Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy.\xa0That\u2019s the book that gave us the answer to life, the universe and everything, though not the question.\xa0Welcome to episode number 42, which I have decided to devote to [drumroll] the history of British comedy.\xa0That means we\u2019re going to try to cram hundreds of years, thousands of performers, and a dozen mediums into a half-hour show.\xa0But don\u2019t panic.\xa0My name\u2019s Moxie and this is your brain on facts.\xa0\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\nSources:\n https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/truth-behind-keep-calm-and-carry-on\n https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/feb/17/the-five-stages-of-british-gags-silliness-repression-anger-innuendo-fear\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Wisdom\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock%27s_Half_Hour\n https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/apr/17/gender.filmnews\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Horne\n http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1011109/index.html\n https://www.britannica.com/topic/Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galton_and_Simpson\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fawltytowers/\n http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/06/history-brits-better-satire\n https://www.britannica.com/art/music-hall-and-variety\n https://www.biography.com/people/charlie-chaplin-9244327\n https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1107&context=ghj\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77CXPANrCc&list=PL9e1sByp65ixpMQlW9hpMMdomwSwGK9-Y\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices