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    STUDIA PHILOLOGIA - Issue no. 1 / 2003  
         
  Article:   SITCOMS: NOTES ON MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS.

Authors:  MIHAI MIRCEA ZDRENGHEA. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  As an aesthetic category, humor is characterized by certain universal features, but its forms are shaped out in accordance with the culture and the particular context out of which it emerges. Within this context, it is well known that the British humor is quite apart, that it does not appeal to a very large audience and, in most cases, it is difficult indeed to grasp its meaning and hints. Just as in many other situations, the legendary British pride of not being part of the Continent is tested once again, because without actually living on the island and being integrated in this broad concept of Englishness, the British humor appears to be absurd, exclusive and not funny at all, when in fact most of the English jokes are classy and refined. The article tries to identify some of its features so that it might become more accessible to a non-British audience.  
         
     
         
         
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