Surreality

There is a surreality, uncanniness and psychological intensity alongside that famous cackling Britishness that aligns Lucas squarely with a European absurdist tradition.

But that doesn't really alleviate the dread and surreality of this moment — in the middle of a pandemic and historically bad fire season with a psycho narcissist in the White House who might just refuse to leave.

Another bit of ’60s Hitler surreality shows how well this mode of comedy, when well-executed, could work to diminish Hitler’s stature.

The other was The Goon Show, with its absurdity, manic surreality and unpredictability." citation On the influence of The Goons, Eric Sykes wrote that in the post-World War II years, "other shows came along but 'The House of Comedy' needed electricity.