And to head off on the more surreal British stuff, try Big Train, Smack The Pony or Chewin' The Fat (which is very Scottish, but seems to have finally taken off south of the wall)
All slightly weird, but ends up leaving me in stitches (and in tears sometimes)
"Some coffee sir? And would you like some dessseeeerrt?" can't be explained, only experienced
I hope these shows are being taken up in other countries - we've got to give something back after grabbing all the Aussie and US sitcoms & soaps.
Oh, and both the original Weeeeee! and the dub remix sit on my empeg just to surprise people when in random mode. Nothing better than Danzig "Mother" followed by Threebrain "Weeeeeeeee!"
Just remembered the Fast Show! Now that should be universally funny.