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* GoshDangItToHeck: Milton is a Christian, and he intentionally avoids using profanity in his comedy routines.
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--> '''Milton''': I remember my most peaceful Christmas, don't know about you, but I often feel like Joseph at the year my mother mistakingly covered inn in Bethlehem, holding a crib of straws saying, "No. I wanted to see the Christmas cake in Temazepam. manager." ''[While looking over at Andy's side]'' Marzipan.Manger.
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-->'''Milton''': ''[On the subject of teachers]'' Marking. That's a problem, isn't it? I find, though, if you wrap the child in a mattress before you hit them...
* {{Catchphrase}}: "BOTHER!" In Radio/TheVeryWorldOfMiltonJones.
-->'''Milton''': ''[On the subject of teachers]'' Marking. That's a problem, isn't it? I find, though, if you wrap the child in a mattress before you hit them...
* {{Catchphrase}}: "BOTHER!" In Radio/TheVeryWorldOfMiltonJones.
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Milton Jones is "that bloke with the weird hair and loud shirts on Mock The Week" according to his tour posters. To be a little more precise, he's a stand-up comedian who has appeared on {{Mock The Week}} and once on the comedians edition of {{Pointless}}. He has also written numerous radio shows such as {{The Very World of Milton Jones}}, ''Thanks A Lot Milton Jones!'', ''Another Case Of Milton Jones'' and ''The House of Milton Jones'', the last of which spawned a spinoff TV pilot called ''Milton Jones House Of Rooms''.
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Milton Jones is "that bloke with the weird hair and loud shirts on Mock The Week" according to his tour posters. To be a little more precise, he's a stand-up comedian who has appeared on {{Mock The Week}} Series/MockTheWeek and once on the comedians edition of {{Pointless}}. Series/{{Pointless}}. He has also written numerous radio shows such as {{The Very World of Milton Jones}}, Radio/TheVeryWorldOfMiltonJones, ''Thanks A Lot Milton Jones!'', ''Another Case Of Milton Jones'' and ''The House of Milton Jones'', the last of which spawned a spinoff TV pilot called ''Milton Jones House Of Rooms''.
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Milton has been a comedian for over 20 years, and won the Perrier Award in 1996. His career really took off in 2008, when he joined (and later became a regular) on the BBC2 topical panel show {{Mock The Week}}
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* {{Catchphrase}} "BOTHER!" In {{The Very World of MIlton Jones}}.
* {{Cloud Cuckoolander}} Prime example of one. Whenever he does stand-up or Mock The Week, there is always a moment of complete silence when everyone is trying to work out what on earth he just said. He also wears hawaiian shirts and has very messy hair.
* {{Messy Hair}}: Oh yes. If you see an interview of him WITHOUT the messy hair he instantly looks different.
* {{Older than they look}}: He was born on May 16th 1964, which makes him 51 in 2015. He doesn't look 51.
* {{Comically Missing the Point}}: "I'm the most famous undercover journalist in the world! I could walk into any drug den or illegal betting syndicate and everyone would know who I am!"
* {{Hurricane Of Puns}}: Basically his entire career. It seems to have worked quite well.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: With his appearance and tendencies to say random non-sequiturs, I wouldn't be surprised (See page quote)
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* {{Catchphrase}} "BOTHER!" In {{The Very World of MIlton Jones}}.
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* {{Older than they look}}: He was born on May 16th 1964, which makes him 51 in 2015. He doesn't look 51.
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* {{Hurricane Of Puns}}: Basically his entire career. It seems to have worked quite well.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: With his appearance and tendencies to say random non-sequiturs, I wouldn't be surprised (See page quote)
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Milton has been a comedian for over 20 years, and won the Perrier Award in 1996. His career really took off in 2008, when he joined (and later became a regular) on the BBC2 topical panel show {{Mock The Week}}
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*{{Cloud Cuckoolander}} CloudCuckoolander: Prime example of one. Whenever he does stand-up or Mock The Week, there is always a moment of complete silence when everyone is trying to work out what on earth he just said. He also wears hawaiian shirts and has very messy hair.
*{{Messy Hair}}: ComicallyMissingThePoint: "I'm the most famous undercover journalist in the world! I could walk into any drug den or illegal betting syndicate and everyone would know who I am!"
* DontExplainTheJoke: Milton will sometimes do this, usually following very subtle jokes. For instance, he told this one on Series/MockTheWeek:
--> '''Milton''': I remember my most peaceful Christmas, the year my mother mistakingly covered the Christmas cake in Temazepam. ''[While looking over at Andy's side]'' Marzipan.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Basically his entire career. It seems to have worked quite well.
* MessyHair: Oh yes. If you see an interview of him WITHOUT the messy hair he instantly looks different.
*{{Older than they look}}: OlderThanTheyLook: He was born on May 16th 1964, which makes him 51 in 2015. He doesn't look 51.
*{{Comically Missing StealthPun: For some of Milton's gags, he'll trail off before he gets to the Point}}: "I'm the most famous undercover journalist in the world! I could walk into any drug den or illegal betting syndicate and everyone would know who I am!"
* {{Hurricane Of Puns}}: Basically his entire career. It seems to have worked quite well.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: With his appearance and tendencies to say random non-sequiturs, I wouldn't be surprised (See pagequote)quote)
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--> '''Milton''': I remember my most peaceful Christmas, the year my mother mistakingly covered the Christmas cake in Temazepam. ''[While looking over at Andy's side]'' Marzipan.
* HurricaneOfPuns: Basically his entire career. It seems to have worked quite well.
* MessyHair: Oh yes. If you see an interview of him WITHOUT the messy hair he instantly looks different.
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Milton Jones is "that bloke with the weird hair and loud shirts on Mock The Week" according to his tour posters. To be a little more precise, he's a stand-up comedian who has appeared on {{Mock The Week}} and once on the comedians edition of {{Pointless}}. He has also written numerous radio shows such as {{The Very World of Milton Jones}}, ''Thanks A Lot Milton Jones!'' and ''The House of Milton Jones'', the last of which spawned a spinoff TV pilot called ''Milton Jones House Of Rooms''.
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Milton Jones is "that bloke with the weird hair and loud shirts on Mock The Week" according to his tour posters. To be a little more precise, he's a stand-up comedian who has appeared on {{Mock The Week}} and once on the comedians edition of {{Pointless}}. He has also written numerous radio shows such as {{The Very World of Milton Jones}}, ''Thanks A Lot Milton Jones!'' Jones!'', ''Another Case Of Milton Jones'' and ''The House of Milton Jones'', the last of which spawned a spinoff TV pilot called ''Milton Jones House Of Rooms''.
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He has done three stand-up tours - ''Live Universe Tour - Part 1: Earth'', ''Lion Whisperer'' and rather imaginatively titled ''On The Road''. He started his most current tour, ''Temple Of Daft'' in February 2015.
Milton has been a comedian for over 20 years, and won the Perrier Award in 1996. His career really took off in 2008, when he joined (and later became a regular) on the BBC2 topical panel show {{Mock The Week}}
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* {{Comically Missing the Point}}: "I'm the most famous undercover journalist in the world! I could walk into any drug den or illegal betting syndicate and everyone would know who I am!"
* {{Hurricane Of Puns}} Basically his entire career.
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"They say that one in seven people are on drugs. Judging by this panel, I'd say it's Milton."
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Milton Jones is "that bloke with the weird hair and loud shirts on Mock The Week". Well, to be fair to the bloke, he's more than that. Completely a {{Cloud Cuckoolander}}, some say he's totally mental. And if he isn't, his one-liners certainly are. Oh, and did we mention that he was about the only British comedian who was Christian?
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[[Older than he looks}} He's 50. Trust me.
Milton Jones is "that bloke with the weird hair and loud shirts on Mock The Week". Well, to be fair to the bloke, he's more than that. Completely a {{Cloud Cookoolander}}, some say he's totally mental. And if he isn't, his one-liners certainly are. Oh, and did we mention that he was about the only British comedian who was Christian?
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