So far, one thing that’s impressed me with the BBC coverage is the sense of humor. Earlier, a reporter broadcasting from BBC Center announced that she had the Prime Minister there for an interview, and she pulled over the guy who imitates Tony Blair on Dead Ringers, a very funny sketch show. She did a fairly deadpan interview with him, as he fielded questions in his Blair persona.
There’s also been a brief, in-studio interview with Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye and a regular panelist on the satirical news showHave I Got News For You.
In the US, the humor is much more segregated–the main networks all do deadly serious election night broadcasts, even when there’s no actual news for them to report.