Joking Apart
By Markus Paminger BOTTOM LINE: An intelligent British comedy about friends you love to hate, and hate to love; it succeeds on all fronts. Some people seem to have all the luck. At least that's the case with the couple at the center of Alan Ayckbourn's 1979 comedy Joking Apart. Richard and Anthea are simply perfect in every way. They have a big backyard, perfect kids, slim figures, and float through life wi…