No. It's a well-known fact that surreality and humour are geographically isolated to the British Isles. Though the French did get a sort of surrealesque surrealism through cultural cross-contamination at one point, though it's clearly inferior to the real article despite their vigorous claims to the contrary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game)
You can tell it's currently morning in the UK and night-time in the USA.