Pinwright's Progress was the first British comedy sitcom in 1946, where Mr. J. Pinwright (James Hayter) owned a small shop with problems to solve. Since then, the Brits have never looked back.

BritBox has long been the go-to streaming service for TV Anglophiles, and now HBO Max subscribers can get a taste of the sort ...

Sex Education, Cunk on Earth, Crashing, The Gentlemen, Baby Reindeer, and more make up our list of the best British comedy shows on Netflix right now.

But British TV comedy will always be where my heart truly lies and if any of my above choices are on your own list of TV faves, then I urge you to try any or all of my top picks of Brit TV comedy.

"There were 20 million people who tuned in to watch," he recalled. "We didn't know how long it was going to go. I signed on to do 11 episodes. And then there was a second [season] and this became ...