The two hundred and twenty-eighth TV show: #25 The Benny Hill Show
There's a definite issue with comedy not always aging well - falling behind in what we enjoy, with a number of jokes no longer feeling as funny. It's fair to say that Benny Hill's semi-nude chases are an example of this, together with some stereotyping that don't get a delivery that works these days. What is more interesting is that it's not just times moving on, but that watching episodes from later seasons, the comedy seems to regress - more focused on "I can't do", doubling down on the things that work less and overall less funny and interesting - which is something that happened without me watching year on year. Early on, it's an enjoyable insight in comedy at the time, but it changes for the worse after that.