Don’t buy a multi-region one (I mean, unless you have other reasons to want that model). Just buy a cheap mono-region one that has a code available to unlock it.
See the Scottish comedies thread for counter examples. I would also be mildly surprised if, say, Jam, Adam & Joe, 15 Storeys High, or Nighty Night were available in Region 1
In addition to Russian stuff, British comedy was a driving factor for me. I wanted to get the complete set of Men Behaving Badly, which at that point wasn’t available here. Not sure if it is today.
Trump will have no problem finding people willing to be that voice. I would put money on someone straight from Breitbart standing at that podium within a year.