BBC comedy's not left-wing: the audience is right-wing

I am not going to argue today that comedy is or should be apolitical - society is political, and comedy reflects society. What I am going to argue is this idea of balance is erroneous because of the fundamental nature of comedy. Comedy is always counter-cultural and counter-hegemonic - by its very nature, it fights against the dominant culture and works to actively undermine it, regardless of the leanings of its proponents.