# Britcom - Candian - Late 70s - Any ideas?

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**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britcom-candian-late-70s-any-ideas/469004 "2008-10-22T02:05:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britcom-candian-late-70s-any-ideas/469004/1 "2008-10-22T02:05:58Z")

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I seem to remember a show airing on PBS in Chicago, in the late 70s about a Canadian guy who was living in the UK. It was from Britian but the star of the show was Canadian.

I can’t think of the name, but the guy either was playing a comedian or was a comedian in real life.

I remember one joke where the guy was trying to explain to the Englishman he was Canadian AND a comdian and the Englishman was like “what’s the difference?”

Anyone have any clue?

I almost thought it might have been a Canadian show, except it was on WTTW PBS in Chicago so it pretty much had to be a British show, as they would run blocks of them in a row.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britcom-candian-late-70s-any-ideas/469004/2 "2008-10-22T08:22:30Z")

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Are you absolutely certain he was Canadian? If he was American the description would match the British comedy show [Kelly Monteith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Monteith)

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**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britcom-candian-late-70s-any-ideas/469004/3 "2008-10-22T10:44:06Z")

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I agree, it really does sound like the Kelly Monteith show.