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I think there is a perception in England that Americans won't 'understand' our dry satirical comedy - that you can only appreciate the obvious more slapstick type. Of course there is a place for this type of humour, but I think this is quite insulting to a lot of Americans who are more than capable of 'getting it' - I mean sure our comedy is clever but it's not that complicated - for god's sake if the mass of this country can understand it your lot certainly can - we're all the same. Just a shame you don't get the 'pure' versions and be allowed to judge for yourselves.
A big chunk of it is that some Americans can't understand it, period. Between the accents and the unfamiliar idioms, a lot of the jokes fly right over many of our heads. The dry wit style also lends itself to "throwaway" punchlines, sort of muttered to oneself, which makes things even harder to hear clearly.
But many cable channels do offer BBC, so we at least get a small trickle of unmolested shows from across the pond.
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