>Alan Partridge
Let's not forget that the Alan Partridge character was borne on Chris Morris' absolutely genius radio show "On The Hour", and made it onto tv on Morris' televised successor "The Day Today".
Which reminds me of the actual high water mark of British comedy, which was Chris Morris' third and final series "Brass Eye". He rustled too many feathers with that one.
It's a damn shame that those shows have been wiped from YouTube. For my money, Chris Morris is the most unappreciated creator of the 90s/00s, limey or not.
That Brass Eye they they had Phil Collins talking "nonce sense"... brilliance.
Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci are national treasures.
Don't forget "Jam" and "Nathan Barley"