Sinister and funny

Sometimes I feel bad for laughing.
I think that's part of the genius of "THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN." The classic British sitcom leavened its comedy with a murkily dark undercurrent. There was always something so sinister about Royston Vasey and its inhabitants.
I watched the first two episodes of SERIES 1 on DVD this evening.
MARK GATISS, STEVE PEMBERTON and REECE SHEARSMITH did such an exemplary job, playing a variety of rather oddball characters -- Tubbs Tattsyrub, Pauline and Mr. Chinnery to name just a few.
After a busy day at work, it felt great unwinding with the laughter of "The League of Gentlemen" -- one of television's funniest, and most sinister, shows.