# Yes, Prime Minister

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Yes, Prime Minister and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a sharp, witty satire of British government and civil service that remains a classic of political comedy.

## Why people recommend it

- Brilliantly written comedy (2 comments): "beautifully articulated to great comic effect" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49123135)) "the GOAT political comedy Yes, Prime Minister" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49194559))
- Classic, enduring political comedy (2 comments): "the GOAT political comedy Yes, Prime Minister" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49194559)) "A classic Yes, Prime Minister" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49614336))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Office](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office.md): 23 recommend
- [Red Dwarf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dwarf.md): 20 recommend
- [Utopia (Australian comedy TV series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/utopia.md): 14 recommend
- [Yes Minister](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yes-minister.md): 9 recommend
- [It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Yes, Prime Minister", https://hackerapproved.com/p/yes-prime-minister/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).