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As comedy duo Cheese and Crackers Len and Tommy had some success in the 1980s until Tommy walked out on the act. Now they regroup for a one-off comeback but Tommy is now a successful businessman, scathing of their old routine, though he realizes why Len is so desperate for the reunion. However after Tommy has confessed his real reason for ending the act its true nature is revealed.
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As comedy duo Cheese and Crackers Len and Tommy had some success in the 1980s until Tommy walked out on the act. Now they regroup for a one-off comeback but Tommy is now a successful businessman, scathing of their old routine, though he realizes why Len is so desperate for the reunion. However after Tommy has confessed his real reason for ending the act act, its true nature is revealed.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Cheese and Crackers are modelled after real-life OopNorth variety double acts Little & Large and Cannon & Ball. Tommy shares a given name with Tommy Cannon of Cannon & Ball and shows resentment at not being “the funny one” in the act, a sentiment expressed behind-the-scenes by both Tommy Cannon and Syd Little, who were likewise the straight men of their respective acts. Len has a physical resemblance to Eddie Large and shares his proclivity for doing impressions of cartoon characters.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Cheese and Crackers are modelled after two real-life OopNorth variety double acts acts: Little & Large and Cannon & Ball. Tommy shares a given name with Tommy Cannon of Cannon & Ball and shows resentment at not being “the funny one” in the act, a sentiment expressed behind-the-scenes by both Tommy Cannon and Syd Little, who were likewise the straight men of their respective acts. Len has a physical resemblance to Eddie Large and shares his proclivity for doing impressions of cartoon characters.
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* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: One of the jokes told in "Tears of Laughter" plays on this phrase:
-->'''Tommy:''' There are three types of people in this world - those that can count, and those that can't!\\
'''Len:''' Terrible!\\
-->'''Tommy:''' There are three types of people in this world - those that can count, and those that can't!\\
'''Len:''' Terrible!\\
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** Tommy references doing a Tina Turner impression "with tights on my head and ping-pong balls for eyes", a reference to Maureen Sowerbutts in a scene from the creators' previous work ''Series/{{Psychoville}}''.
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** Tommy references doing a Tina Turner Music/TinaTurner impression "with tights on my head and ping-pong balls for eyes", a reference to Maureen Sowerbutts in a scene from the creators' previous work ''Series/{{Psychoville}}''.
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As comedy duo Cheese and Crackers Len and Tommy had some success in the 1980s until Tommy walked out on the act. Now they regroup for a one-off comeback but Tommy is now as successful businessman, scathing of their old routine, though he realizes why Len is so desperate for the reunion. However after Tommy has confessed his real reason for ending the act its true nature is revealed.
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As comedy duo Cheese and Crackers Len and Tommy had some success in the 1980s until Tommy walked out on the act. Now they regroup for a one-off comeback but Tommy is now as a successful businessman, scathing of their old routine, though he realizes why Len is so desperate for the reunion. However after Tommy has confessed his real reason for ending the act its true nature is revealed.
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* NiceHat: One of their sketches involves Len putting on a variety of accents and wearing a different hat for each one.
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* LighterAndSofter: Downplayed; it's far from happy or light-hearted, but the episode ends up being more "melancholy" than the series' usual macabre.
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* TheReveal: Len's been DeadAllAlong, and Tommy's whole fantasy with him alive was spurred partly by Len's daughter Leanne saying "imagine he's in the room with you".
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* DeaderThanDisco: [[invoked]] Len and Tommy have this problem since most of their material is now hideously dated.
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* OldShame: [[invoked]] Tommy considers his stand-up career to be this. Played with: it's revealed he's actually been trying to hide it because the memory of Len was too painful for him, although it is implied he wants to prevent his business suffering if old clips of Len's drunken behaviour surface.
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* OldShame: [[invoked]] Tommy considers his stand-up career to be this. Played with: it's revealed he's actually been trying with when he breaks down in tears and admits that he loved performing and wanted to hide make a success of the act but put an end to it because the memory of Len he was too painful for him, although it is implied he wants worried about Len’s health. He now needs to prevent his business suffering if old clips of Len's drunken behaviour surface.surface and pretends to be ashamed of the whole thing because the memories are too painful for him.
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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: [[invoked]] Tommy and Len consider reviving an old routine involving impressions of famous people, but realize they can't because almost all these people have since been arrested under Operation Yewtree (an investigation into historic sexual abuse claims at the BBC.)
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* TooSoon: [[invoked]] Tommy and Len consider reviving an old routine involving impressions of famous people, but realize they can't because almost all these people have since been arrested under Operation Yewtree (an investigation into historic sexual abuse claims at the BBC.)
