Hugh Laurie

The clip of Hugh Laurie portraying an All-American singer is a classic that has meaning beyond the goofy outer surface of its content. Laurie sings a song in which the only lyrics seem to be "America," with all the sincerity of a big time singer on the American music scene. This commentary shows in a hyperbolic, comedic way how people in England (and to a somewhat lesser extent, the rest of the world) see many Americans and many American entertainers in particular. It pokes fun at our overblown nationalism, which is on display at every sporting event and any other large meeting of people, which starts out with the obligatory Star-Spangled Banner.
Every song about how great America is probably makes them roll their eyes, because it's more likely that the artist is just singing something that they know will be popular with Americans, rather than something that truly means something as a work of art. They probably think it's a little bit annoying, and that people like that need to take their overenthusiasm for America down a notch, because there are other countries out there that are perfectly cool, and America isn't THAT great (not to disparage our country, it's just as good as any of the other good ones, but nobody can deny that it, like anywhere else, has flaws). At the same time, this is a view that many Americans can relate to, because sometimes the overhyping of just how great America is can get old, even to people who like our country a good deal, as I imagine most Americans do.