The distinctive British humour emerges clearly over these three songs.
Being a New Zealander who has had roughly equal exposure to American and British cultural artifacts over the years via mass media, I don't find I prefer one lot of comedians to the other, but...
...the definitely more nuanced British sensibility often comes across better on comedy records.
Simon Templer is a case in point (the misspelling of the surname may be deliberate - who knows? It was the tail end of punk).
It's a piss take by Max Splodge et al on the Simon Templar character, better known as The Saint - a mega cool rakish Robin Hood style character. Roger Moore played him on TV and was perfect in the role.
Hidden gems: The B sides are great. Two Pints...is hilarious! and Michael Booth's bum is in the great smutty British Carry On tradition of fart jokes.
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