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How To Run A Hospital | Yes Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

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Satire & parodyStand-up & sketch comedy

What it is

A short Yes Minister clip in which Sir Humphrey explains why a hospital with no patients still needs a large administrative staff. It is a satirical look at bureaucratic bloat in the public sector.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as the canonical joke about administrators multiplying regardless of the work, whenever threads turn to institutional or corporate bloat.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “One of my favorite dialogs in Yes, minister!”

    Yes Minister dialog on administrator bloat

    YeBanKo, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in “New York Public Library’s Picture Collection Will Be Archived”

  2. “a conversation between the minister & his private secretary where the latter explains why administrators are essential no matter what”

    Scene explaining why administrators are essential in the empty hospital

    maxwelldone, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “Employees are returning to the office to sit on zoom calls”

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Topics: yes minister, bureaucracy, satire, administrators, british comedy

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