BBC Comedy Greats: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "How To Run A Hospital | Yes Minister | BBC Comedy Greats", hN commenters cite it as the canonical joke about administrators multiplying regardless of the work, whenever threads turn to institutional or corporate bloat.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2021–2025comedy videoHN commenters cite it as the canonical joke about administrators multiplying regardless of the work, whenever threads turn to institutional or corporate bloat.
- cited 3× 0 months 2022–2026comedy videoHN quotes it jokingly whenever the BBC or government control of media is in the news.
- cited 10× 0 months 2022–2026comedy videoLinked whenever surveys or polls are suspected of manipulation through question wording.
- cited 3× 0 months 2013–2021comedy videoHN quotes it as a joke in threads about made-up words and vocabulary.
- cited 3× 0 months 2014–2021comedy videoHN mentions it mainly as a joke reference or as an example of humor that many Germans reportedly find funny.
Questions
Which BBC Comedy Greats video does Hacker News recommend most?
How To Run A Hospital | Yes Minister | BBC Comedy Greats: recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users between 2021 and 2025.
Is this every BBC Comedy Greats video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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