Historical context:

The programme has the ability to show audiences how times have changed not only in comedy, but the reflections of society's changes and how much more open issues are for everyones' concern. Cultural diversity, historical events, televisions development over time and the historical elements of the show that are parodyed in the show to create new sketches.

'Little Britain' has set a new era in not only the sketch comedy scene but the comedy scene in general. Sketch shows in the past like 'The Two Ronnies' or 'Tommy Cooper' would've never dreamed of having such debatable material and I think it sets a new trend in the comedy game and takes some of its influence from black comedy ( making fun out of real life events and situations) and with great success with the new series viewing on BBC1 as well shows that success.