Summary
Admittedly, comedy is about the gap between aspiration and achievement, and that means failure, yet the Americans, who adore success, manage to find humour in largely functional characters. 'Does Mrs A live here?' he asks, and on being told there's no Mrs A on the ward, snaps, 'MRSA!' Brand and her colleague may be vague and inept - the hopeless tending the helpless - but in their own sloppy way they care for the patients, whereas the bureaucrats who are grinding them down care only for their targets.
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Loss Leaders
In Britain we seem to like success but are fascinated by failure. This is reflected in our popular television. We loved a failed manager (The Office), a failed hotelier (Fa...
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