First of all, this is NOT an "English" series or a "Brit-com." As the creators of the show commented, "it's an Irish show" that used "English resources." It demonstrates a particularly Irish sense of humor in that NOTHING is off limits. Also, the Irish make the English look as though they have no sense of irony whatsoever. Father Ted leaves no opportunity for a joke unexploited, no matter how small. Sure it's silly but so what?