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Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979 · TV series · 25 min episodes · 4 seasons
Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
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> if a significant amount of film production moves to the UK, it's likely that criticisms of the UK would be more muted.
Have you watched British television or movies sometimes? They're not exactly sparing their country from criticism .. E.g. (the original) House of Cards, Not the Nine O'Clock News, etc.
The other country you mention, China, is a better match. But is that the kind of society that the USA wants to be?
There was quite a good sketch by Not The Nine O'Clock News which reversed that debate, in which the film The Life of Christ is accused of parodying the revered Monty Python.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUyK6JWt9U