Do Americans really like Benny Hill as much as they're reputed to, and if so, why?

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Asked in america, comedy, benny hill asked on: 09/25/2007 05:06pm

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6 minutes after the question was opened (09/25/2007 05:11pm)

Being an English comic it is probably not possible for Americans to like Benny as much as he deserves.

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103 minutes after the question was opened (09/25/2007 06:48pm)

i am american :) i think i remember a bit of Benny Hill from my youth, but i can tell you most people under 40 probably don't know who he is.

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18 hours after the question was opened (09/26/2007 10:15am)

When I lived there I was mortified to be associated with that travesty of comedy.
Sadly they do find it enormously entertaining which might say more about the entertained than the "entertainer."

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