England, though its status has fallen from all-powerful global dominator to minor worldwide menace that hates hugs, continues to produce the cream of absurdist humor. I suppose America, third place just after Canada, can only hope to achieve dominance in this category once our empire falls and Texas renews calls for its own independence. Until that time, we Americans must content ourselves by gazing longingly across the Atlantic (or the internet) at the small nation whose glorious culture we’ve bastardized. Of late, England has produced series after series of awkward yet intelligently goofy sitcoms that Hollywood inevitably cannibalizes. The web series The Brian Jackson Show is firmly of this tradition. Like his home country, Brian Jackson (Pietro Herrera) is a minor menace. I couldn’t say if he was ever held power over vast dominions, but he certainly leaves a noticeable trail of destruction. Presumably in his late-twenties, Jackson...
- 4/13/2009
- by Alex Crowley
- Tilzy.tv
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