They've never given comedy its due.
In 1816 Devrient was appointed stage manager but only for comedy and was given comedy roles only.
When Gee visits schools to give comedy workshops, he finds the best students of comedy improvisation are nine year olds.
He shows up drunk to the ceremony and there she is, his childhood love, Emily Kadubic Keri Russelll, who's decided to give comedy a whirl).
That is where Ms. Arnaz would like to see a Hall of Fame of Comedy; it is also possible that the station, idle since 1970, might come back to life, giving comedy lovers another way to reach Jamestown.
Shane Allen, controller of BBC comedy commissioning said: "The whole sitcom season is geared towards giving comedy royalty their due recognition and in Goodnight Sweetheart we have heavyweight writing and performing talents reunited in this hugely popular and fondly remembered show.
As we mark the show's 20th anniversary, the irony is that the US networks, with a few exceptions, are focusing obsessively on drama and largely giving comedy a miss.
The deal does give Comedy Central the right of first refusal on all Busboy creations, however.
The other performers will be anyone who wants to give comedy a try, or anyone who wants to work on their material.
Just as well, given comedies such as Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's: Stockport: So Great They Named it Once, which ran for two series, some years ago, on BBC Radio Four.
