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==Culture== Different cultures have different typical expectations of humour so comedy shows are not always successful when transplanted into another culture. For example, a 2004 [[BBC News]] article discusses a stereotype among [[British humour|British comedians]] that Americans and Germans do not understand [[irony]], and therefore UK sitcoms are not appreciated by them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3433375.stm|title=Do the Americans get irony?|work=[[BBC News]]|date=27 January 2004|access-date=2 April 2012}}</ref> <!-- [[File:Lady with iPhone, after Jean Perréal.jpg|thumbnail|Lady with iPhone, classic and contemporary, after [[Jean Perréal]]]] -->
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