Going for an English

In this iconic sketch, a group of Indian friends go out for an "English" meal at a restaurant in Bombay, directly mirroring the British tradition of going out for an Indian. They mispronounce the English waiter's name (calling him "Jams"), demand "the blandest thing on the menu" (with one brave soul ordering the dangerously spicy steak and kidney pie), and cap it all off by asking for 24 plates of chips. The sketch is a sharp role-reversal parody of British people's behaviour on a night out at an Indian restaurant — drinking too much, being casually rude to the waiter, ordering the spiciest dish for bravado, and demanding a comically excessive amount of papadums. The sketch was voted 6th Greatest Comedy Sketch on a Channel 4 list show.

Voted 6th Greatest Comedy Sketch on a Channel 4 list show. The sketch originated on BBC Radio 4 before the TV series; the TV version is the most well-known. The YouTube video (BBC Comedy Greats channel) has over 900,000 views and 10,700 likes.