Two Jews were on a "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost," says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which—thanks to a masterful translation by Catherine Tihanyi—we can hear the voices of generations using humor to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself.

这部BBC伪纪录片式喜剧讲述了BBC为深入了解如今在英国农村地区的年轻人感到的前所未有边缘化，在科兹沃尔德地区村庄跟拍了一些年轻人。这是Charlie Cooper和Daisy May Cooper姐弟俩根据自身经历自编自演的伪纪录片式喜剧，他们名不见经传，不久前还无业住在父母家，浑浑噩噩一事无成，以此经历改编的故事却成了这部热门BBC喜剧。