Why are red top newspapers more popular in the UK, while the broadsheets in the USA?

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Most of the best selling newspapers in the UK are red tops, but in the USA, it's the broadsheet ones. Apparently, the Brits are not that into broadsheets that tend to be intellectual, while the american people are more into serious stuff. Any idea?

( PS: Aren't the English fellows supposed to be a tad more serious than the Americans ? )

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At the same time though, American news channels on TV are a lot like Bitish tabloids (Fox News, MSNBC and that...) whereas British TV news tends to be more serious.

I guess it comes down to tradition and how people tend to get their news.

What are the most popular comedy or talk show radio programs in United States?

I know of a lot popular UK radio programes such as just a minute, now show, news quiz, dad's army, etc, some of which has been around for decades.

But I can't remember any similar US radio programs like these.
So, I will be very thankful if anyone can fill me in with this knowledge.

Thank you very much.

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OMG!

I just made a list of TV shows! You should've stopped me!
Anyway... Radio? It's mostly music, but this is what I know:

Prairie Home Companion
Anything on National Public Radio
Howard Stern
Bubba the Love Sponge
???

Howard Stern and Bubba are pretty vulgar, but some people think it's funny.
Radio Talk bores me. I wonder if that is somehow telling about my intelligence or attention span.

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