Welcome to the Private Police | A Bit of Fry and Laurie | BBC

BBC Studios · 2.9M views · 2008 · 3:02

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Stand-up & sketch comedySatire & parodycomedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters use it as a joking reference when discussing privatization, outsourcing and absurd bureaucracy.

What it is

A short Fry and Laurie sketch in which a man returns from vacation to find his local police station has been privatized, with paid tiers of service. It satirizes privatization of public services.

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