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* The first episode of the BBC's adaptation of ''Series/IClaudius'' has a lengthy conversation in which several Romans (all played by British stage actors) agree that it would be easy to invade Britain, but it's not worth the effort because there's nothing worthwhile there.
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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Garak enjoys doing this. Improbable military knowledge? He reads a lot! Unusual and fancy engineering equipment? It's a common tailor's tool! Ability to ooze power and order around Guls like you own them while spouting active and valid codes despite having been in exile years? Overheard it while hemming a woman's dress! Expert ability to rewrite high-class military encryption software? Any tailor can do it!
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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Garak enjoys doing this. Improbable military knowledge? He reads a lot! Unusual and fancy engineering equipment? It's a common tailor's tool! Ability to ooze power and order around Guls like you own them while spouting active and valid security codes despite having been in exile years? Overheard it while hemming a woman's dress! Expert ability to rewrite high-class military encryption software? Any tailor can do it!
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** A 2012 "Weekend Update" sketch had its "Get In The Cage" segment, where Creator/AndySamberg shows off his Creator/NicolasCage impression. In this installment, the actual Nic Cage appearing alongside him:
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** A 2012 "Weekend Update" sketch had its "Get In The Cage" segment, where Creator/AndySamberg shows off his Creator/NicolasCage, feature the actual Nicolas Cage appearing alongside him:
-->'''Real!Nic:''' While physically we are exactly the same, there are slight differences personality-wise...
-->'''Andy!Nic:''' For example, this Nic is calm and stealthy like a ninja warrior...
-->'''Real!Nic:''' Whereas this Nic is an exaggerated, screaming psychopath who clearly doesn't exist!
-->'''Real!Nic:''' While physically we are exactly the same, there are slight differences personality-wise...
-->'''Andy!Nic:''' For example, this Nic is calm and stealthy like a ninja warrior...
-->'''Real!Nic:''' Whereas this Nic is an exaggerated, screaming psychopath who clearly doesn't exist!
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** A 2012 "Weekend Update" sketch had its "Get In The Cage" segment, where Creator/AndySamberg shows off his Creator/NicolasCage, feature Creator/NicolasCage impression, had the actual Nicolas Nic Cage appearing alongside him:
-->'''Real!Nic:''' --->'''Real!Nic:''' While physically we are exactly the same, there are slight differences personality-wise...
-->'''Andy!Nic:''' --->'''Andy!Nic:''' For example, this Nic is calm and stealthy like a ninja warrior...
-->'''Real!Nic:''' --->'''Real!Nic:''' Whereas this Nic is an exaggerated, screaming psychopath who clearly doesn't exist!
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a series of skits called "Superfans", poking lots of fun at Chicagoans, especially their fanatical attitude towards sports and love of greasy meat-based food. With the exception of Canadian Creator/MikeMyers and Wisconsinite Creator/ChrisFarley ([[IronyAsSheIsCast who was a fan of the Bears' division rivals, the Green Bay Packers]]), all the actors in the skits were Chicago natives. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales And no one found the skits funnier than Chicagoans]].
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a series of skits sketches called "Superfans", poking lots of fun at Chicagoans, especially their fanatical attitude towards sports and love of greasy meat-based food. With the exception of Canadian Creator/MikeMyers and Wisconsinite Creator/ChrisFarley ([[IronyAsSheIsCast who was a fan of the Bears' division rivals, the Green Bay Packers]]), all the actors in the skits were Chicago natives. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales And no one found the skits funnier than Chicagoans]].
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-->'''Real!Nic:''' While physically we are exactly the same, there are slight differences personality-wise...
-->'''Andy!Nic:''' For example, this Nic is calm and stealthy like a ninja warrior...
-->'''Real!Nic:''' Whereas this Nic is an exaggerated, screaming psychopath who clearly doesn't exist!
-->'''Real!Nic:''' While physically we are exactly the same, there are slight differences personality-wise...
-->'''Andy!Nic:''' For example, this Nic is calm and stealthy like a ninja warrior...
-->'''Real!Nic:''' Whereas this Nic is an exaggerated, screaming psychopath who clearly doesn't exist!
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a series of skits called "Superfans", poking lots of fun at Chicagoans, especially their fanatical attitude towards sports and love of greasy meat-based food. With the exception of Canadian Mike Myers, all the actors in the skits were Chicago natives. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales And no one found the skits funnier than Chicagoans]].
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a series of skits called "Superfans", poking lots of fun at Chicagoans, especially their fanatical attitude towards sports and love of greasy meat-based food. With the exception of Canadian Mike Myers, Creator/MikeMyers and Wisconsinite Creator/ChrisFarley ([[IronyAsSheIsCast who was a fan of the Bears' division rivals, the Green Bay Packers]]), all the actors in the skits were Chicago natives. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales And no one found the skits funnier than Chicagoans]].
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** In one moment, Rudy Giuliani (then the mayor of New York City) appeared on the show after the September 11th attacks to urge the people of New York, and even the whole United States, to enjoy life again--laugh, see Broadway plays, and generally not be afraid to go out--because to do otherwise was to live in fear, which is the goal of terrorism. Lorne Michaels then asked "Does this mean we can be funny again?", and Giuliani responded, "Why start now?"
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** In one moment, Then-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani (then the mayor of New York City) appeared on the show after the September 11th attacks to urge the people of New York, and even the whole United States, to enjoy life again--laugh, see Broadway plays, and generally not be afraid to go out--because to do otherwise was to live in fear, which is the goal of terrorism. Lorne Michaels then asked "Does this mean "Can we can be funny again?", and Giuliani responded, "Why start now?" now?"
** As the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced SNL to stage episodes from their homes in 2020, Creator/TomHanks, who was among the first public figures to have tested positive earlier that year, hosted the first "SNL At Home" episode, explaining how these shows were going to be different, saying "Will it make you laugh? Eh. It’s SNL. There’ll be some good stuff, maybe one or two stinkers. You know the drill.".
** As the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced SNL to stage episodes from their homes in 2020, Creator/TomHanks, who was among the first public figures to have tested positive earlier that year, hosted the first "SNL At Home" episode, explaining how these shows were going to be different, saying "Will it make you laugh? Eh. It’s SNL. There’ll be some good stuff, maybe one or two stinkers. You know the drill.".
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** The final episode of ''TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman'' opened with the clip of President UsefulNotes/GeraldFord saying "Our long national nightmare is over", which was then repeated by fellow presidents UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush, UsefulNotes/BillClinton, UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, and UsefulNotes/BarackObama.
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** The final episode of ''TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman'' ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman'' opened with the clip of President UsefulNotes/GeraldFord saying "Our long national nightmare is over", which was then repeated by fellow presidents UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush, UsefulNotes/BillClinton, UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, and UsefulNotes/BarackObama.
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* During its DorkAge, ''Series/XPlay'' absolutely beat this trope into the ground in regards to Adam Sessler. This probably wouldn't have been so bad, except 1) every other joke on the show was about how pathetic he was, and 2) Sessler is actually an intelligent and well-spoken person, but the show made him look like a complete idiot and undercut his credibility.
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* During its DorkAge, AudienceAlienatingEra, ''Series/XPlay'' absolutely beat this trope into the ground in regards to Adam Sessler. This probably wouldn't have been so bad, except 1) every other joke on the show was about how pathetic he was, and 2) Sessler is actually an intelligent and well-spoken person, but the show made him look like a complete idiot and undercut his credibility.
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'''Piz:''' So? [[NamesTheSame Rob Thomas]] is a whore.\\
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'''Piz:''' So? [[NamesTheSame Rob Thomas]] Thomas is a whore.\\
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* ''Series/TheInsideMan'' is an EdutainmentShow about IT security. In "On Our Side," the Kromocom manager says that he's going to find a video to send out for more training when 23% of the people in the company fall for a simulated phishing attack. Mark asks if anyone ever actually watches those videos.
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* ''Series/LazyTown'': When Sportacus first meets Stephanie, she asks him "Are you a superhero?" and he describes himself as a "slightly above-average hero."
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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/TheWitcher2019'', along with a good dose of TakeThatAudience, when a dock worker who is a fan of Jaskier's criticizes some of his songs the ''exact'' same way fans criticized some of the Season One episodes (the AnachronicOrder and the reveal about the dragon in ''Rare Species''). Jaskier gets some pretty good blows in on him, calling him a moron who [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter should try writing a better story himself]]... and the dock worker snaps back by calling him an ungrateful jerk who CantTakeCriticism from a devoted fan who adores most but not all of his work.
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* ''Series/CobraKai'' likes to poke fun at some the sillier aspects of the [[Film/TheKarateKid original films]]:
** One episode has Daniel and Johnny try and put their differences aside by teaching each other their respective karate philosophies, allowing them to get this little jab in at Mr. Miyagi's YouNoTakeCandle mannerisms:
---> '''Daniel:''' You know what Mr. Miyagi said was the best defense in all Karate?
---> '''Johnny:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint High outside block against an axe kick]]?
---> '''Daniel:''' The best defense is "No be there."
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---> '''Johnny:''' You mean ''don't'' be there?! The guy teaches you centuries of his ancient family Karate, and you can't help him with English?
---> '''Daniel:''' Don't even go there with me, Johnny.
** They also poke fun at Terry Silver's behavior from ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', chalking up his giggling over-the-top cartoonishly villainous behavior to a ''severe'' cocaine addiction and depicting him as a calm and calculating SoftSpokenSadist while sober.
---> '''Terry:''' Back in the 80's I thought I could conquer the world and I came pretty damn close. I was so hopped up on cocaine and revenge, I spent months terrorizing a teenager over a high school karate tournament. It sounds insane just talking about it!
** Daniel, Johnny, Amanda, Carmen, and Chozen all go out for drinks in one episode, and the "carrot scene" from ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' where Chozen used fake weights to scam the villagers gets brought up. Carmen points out the FridgeLogic that ''many'' fans have pointed out, that using lighter weights would actually make the villagers' produce ''more'' valuable. [[{{Touche}} Chozen concedes the point with a laugh]]:
---> '''Daniel:''' Then the weight just snapped in half! I never would have uncovered your sinister plot if it wasn't for that basket of carrots!
---> '''Carmen:''' Wait, if the weight was fake, wouldn't that mean you were scamming ''yourself'' out of money, and not the villagers?
---> '''Chozen:''' Eh. Not one of my smarter plans. Oh, strange to think of those days. We were so different!
** One episode has Daniel and Johnny try and put their differences aside by teaching each other their respective karate philosophies, allowing them to get this little jab in at Mr. Miyagi's YouNoTakeCandle mannerisms:
---> '''Daniel:''' You know what Mr. Miyagi said was the best defense in all Karate?
---> '''Johnny:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint High outside block against an axe kick]]?
---> '''Daniel:''' The best defense is "No be there."
---> '''({{Beat}})'''
---> '''Johnny:''' You mean ''don't'' be there?! The guy teaches you centuries of his ancient family Karate, and you can't help him with English?
---> '''Daniel:''' Don't even go there with me, Johnny.
** They also poke fun at Terry Silver's behavior from ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', chalking up his giggling over-the-top cartoonishly villainous behavior to a ''severe'' cocaine addiction and depicting him as a calm and calculating SoftSpokenSadist while sober.
---> '''Terry:''' Back in the 80's I thought I could conquer the world and I came pretty damn close. I was so hopped up on cocaine and revenge, I spent months terrorizing a teenager over a high school karate tournament. It sounds insane just talking about it!
** Daniel, Johnny, Amanda, Carmen, and Chozen all go out for drinks in one episode, and the "carrot scene" from ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' where Chozen used fake weights to scam the villagers gets brought up. Carmen points out the FridgeLogic that ''many'' fans have pointed out, that using lighter weights would actually make the villagers' produce ''more'' valuable. [[{{Touche}} Chozen concedes the point with a laugh]]:
---> '''Daniel:''' Then the weight just snapped in half! I never would have uncovered your sinister plot if it wasn't for that basket of carrots!
---> '''Carmen:''' Wait, if the weight was fake, wouldn't that mean you were scamming ''yourself'' out of money, and not the villagers?
---> '''Chozen:''' Eh. Not one of my smarter plans. Oh, strange to think of those days. We were so different!
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** Some classic examples of this include the time his studio had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_w8rTkfOfc roof leak]] or a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J70RFSu408k power outrage]].
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* Per the docuseries ''Series/MenudoForeverYoung'', each member of Music/{{Menudo}} played a role: the funny one, the [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long-haired heartthrob]]. Former member Johnny, described his role thus:
-->'''Johnny''': I was the one who carried the suitcases ''(laughing)''.
-->'''Johnny''': I was the one who carried the suitcases ''(laughing)''.
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* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}} took frequent jabs at their own inability to put episodes out on a regular schedule. By the end of the third season the PreviouslyOn segments were making jokes about how long it had been since viewers last saw a new episode.
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* ''Series/{{Moonlighting}} ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' took frequent jabs at their own inability to put episodes out on a regular schedule. By the end of the third season the PreviouslyOn segments were making jokes about how long it had been since viewers last saw a new episode.
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* ''Series/MidnightSun2016'': Anders makes disparaging remarks about his character or skills whenever he's complimented.
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**House has no issues at all with self-worth. He's brutally honest with himself, and others, about his flaws and advantages. He doesn't self-deprecate his advantages at all, nor overstate them. That requires a pretty healthy ego. (The writers seemed to have trouble ''keeping'' him that honest, by repeatedly making him say or do something nice, however.)
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** After a clip where a man assigned for jury duty complains that he was locked in a place without HBO, John notes he doesn't get free HBO either "and I'm helping ruin it!"
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** [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim John often ridicules the hairstyle he wore when he was part of]] ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart''.
** [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim John often ridicules the hairstyle he wore when he was part of]] ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart''.
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** It's also something of a tradition when a new actor becomes the Doctor for the writers to, in the scenes immediately after the regeneration, single out one of the new actor's more distinctive or less-than-flattering features and then write a few lines of dialogue wherein the new Doctor looks at himself in the mirror and makes a point of noting how unsightly he thinks this feature is.
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--->'''John:''' You took our shit, API! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You took! Our! Shit!]] Everything! From the font to the design style! You have so thoroughly copied our credits, at the end of that ad I was honestly worried I was about to watch twenty-nine minutes of a rat-faced Englishman telling me sad news facts! [[ItWillNeverCatchOn And who wants that?]]
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--->'''John:''' You took our shit, API! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You took! Our! Shit!]] Everything! From the font to the design style! You have so thoroughly copied our credits, at the end of that ad I was honestly worried I was about to watch twenty-nine minutes of a rat-faced Englishman telling me sad news facts! [[ItWillNeverCatchOn [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs And who wants that?]]
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* The web exclusive series of ''Series/KamenRiderZio'' ''Supplementary Plan'' has the characters complain about the problems of the series production,
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* ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'': Creator/JohnOliver never misses an opportunity to mock himself and the show:
** John admits that his credit report is probably low, given he spends HBO's money on "silly costumes, [[ImpressivePyrotechnics pyrotechnics]], and [[LimitedWardrobe checkered shirts]]."
** In the segment about abortion laws:
--->'''John:''' Death by colonoscopy has to be one of the worst ways to die – right after having your mother catch you masturbating and while you're trying to pull your pants up you fall and hit your head so your dad has to carry you pantsless to the car to take you to the hospital and the girl next door you have a crush on tries to help but she's laughing so hard at the size of your penis that she closes the door on your hand startling your mother who slams her foot on the gas dragging you behind the car for several blocks while your father yells, "Your TV show is derivative, and you'll never escape the shadow of Creator/JonStewart!"
** A brief opening segment has John show off an actual API advert that blatantly steals the design and presentation of his show's opening credits. He then plays the show's theme over the ad to make the comparison even ''more'' glaring.
--->'''John:''' You took our shit, API! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You took! Our! Shit!]] Everything! From the font to the design style! You have so thoroughly copied our credits, at the end of that ad I was honestly worried I was about to watch twenty-nine minutes of a rat-faced Englishman telling me sad news facts! [[ItWillNeverCatchOn And who wants that?]]
** In the segment on journalism, while playing an old clip, to showcase the show's reliance on printed references:
--->'''John:''' You probably didn't notice it at the time because you were too fixated on my bold choice of shiny gray tie with checkered dress shirt. The tie says "Matthew funeral", the shirt says "high school debate tournament" and the face says "I am not confident enough to carry this look off".
** The season 4 trailer has the narrator dramatically announce the return of HBO's greatest/hit/whathaveyou show... which isn't ''Last Week Tonight'' show and John keeps showing up uninvited.
** He does it again in the first episode of season four, referencing his haters about his show, saying that they most likely call it ''Last Cuck Tonight with Johnny Triggerwarning''.
** John refers to Britain as the place where he is "affectionately" known as "Who?"
** When Alex Jones attributed John's popularity to the "legitimate" sound of his British accent, John was quick to issue a rebuttal the only way he knows how.
--->'''John:''' My British accent does ''not'' sound intellectual. Believe me, I sound like a chimney sweep passing through a wood chipper.
** In the retirement episode a running gag was that the research staff was working hard while John and everybody else were wasting time googling pictures of teacup pigs.
** He began one of the many stories relating to immigration with: "Immigration. The system that brought you: me. But, it's still good, and I promise that won't happen again."
** John constantly makes fun of his "strength". Just for one example, in "Chiijohn", he decides to contact his friends overseas with a bottled message. He heads to the docks and throws the bottle as far as he physically can... the camera follows the bottle as it hits the water approx. 2-3 meters from John.
** In the segment on Death Investigations, John notes that some U.S. counties have the local hairdresser serving as their coroner:
--->'''John:''' No disrespect to hairdressers, but some have been known to drop the ball from time to time. ''(shows a picture of his old haircut)'' It ''has'' happened. Mistakes have been made.
** When mentioning [[Franchise/HarryPotter the four Hogwarts houses]] one time, John claims that if he were at Hogwarts he would be sorted into a separate, fifth house "specifically for cowards".
** While covering the 2020 Republican National Convention, John mentions that calling Joe Biden a radical socialist is much like calling him [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 history's greatest Zazu]] -- "you can say I am all you want to, and, honestly, I wish I were, but the fact is, it's not even ''close''."
** A history book calling slavery "tasks" was compared to "calling Hitler 'a best-selling author', JFK's assassination 'a bad day', [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and this show a comedy.]]"
** After a clip where a man assigned for jury duty complains that he was locked in a place without HBO, John notes he doesn't get free HBO either "and I'm helping ruin it!"
* ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'': Creator/JohnOliver never misses an opportunity to mock himself and the show:
** John admits that his credit report is probably low, given he spends HBO's money on "silly costumes, [[ImpressivePyrotechnics pyrotechnics]], and [[LimitedWardrobe checkered shirts]]."
** In the segment about abortion laws:
--->'''John:''' Death by colonoscopy has to be one of the worst ways to die – right after having your mother catch you masturbating and while you're trying to pull your pants up you fall and hit your head so your dad has to carry you pantsless to the car to take you to the hospital and the girl next door you have a crush on tries to help but she's laughing so hard at the size of your penis that she closes the door on your hand startling your mother who slams her foot on the gas dragging you behind the car for several blocks while your father yells, "Your TV show is derivative, and you'll never escape the shadow of Creator/JonStewart!"
** A brief opening segment has John show off an actual API advert that blatantly steals the design and presentation of his show's opening credits. He then plays the show's theme over the ad to make the comparison even ''more'' glaring.
--->'''John:''' You took our shit, API! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You took! Our! Shit!]] Everything! From the font to the design style! You have so thoroughly copied our credits, at the end of that ad I was honestly worried I was about to watch twenty-nine minutes of a rat-faced Englishman telling me sad news facts! [[ItWillNeverCatchOn And who wants that?]]
** In the segment on journalism, while playing an old clip, to showcase the show's reliance on printed references:
--->'''John:''' You probably didn't notice it at the time because you were too fixated on my bold choice of shiny gray tie with checkered dress shirt. The tie says "Matthew funeral", the shirt says "high school debate tournament" and the face says "I am not confident enough to carry this look off".
** The season 4 trailer has the narrator dramatically announce the return of HBO's greatest/hit/whathaveyou show... which isn't ''Last Week Tonight'' show and John keeps showing up uninvited.
** He does it again in the first episode of season four, referencing his haters about his show, saying that they most likely call it ''Last Cuck Tonight with Johnny Triggerwarning''.
** John refers to Britain as the place where he is "affectionately" known as "Who?"
** When Alex Jones attributed John's popularity to the "legitimate" sound of his British accent, John was quick to issue a rebuttal the only way he knows how.
--->'''John:''' My British accent does ''not'' sound intellectual. Believe me, I sound like a chimney sweep passing through a wood chipper.
** In the retirement episode a running gag was that the research staff was working hard while John and everybody else were wasting time googling pictures of teacup pigs.
** He began one of the many stories relating to immigration with: "Immigration. The system that brought you: me. But, it's still good, and I promise that won't happen again."
** John constantly makes fun of his "strength". Just for one example, in "Chiijohn", he decides to contact his friends overseas with a bottled message. He heads to the docks and throws the bottle as far as he physically can... the camera follows the bottle as it hits the water approx. 2-3 meters from John.
** In the segment on Death Investigations, John notes that some U.S. counties have the local hairdresser serving as their coroner:
--->'''John:''' No disrespect to hairdressers, but some have been known to drop the ball from time to time. ''(shows a picture of his old haircut)'' It ''has'' happened. Mistakes have been made.
** When mentioning [[Franchise/HarryPotter the four Hogwarts houses]] one time, John claims that if he were at Hogwarts he would be sorted into a separate, fifth house "specifically for cowards".
** While covering the 2020 Republican National Convention, John mentions that calling Joe Biden a radical socialist is much like calling him [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 history's greatest Zazu]] -- "you can say I am all you want to, and, honestly, I wish I were, but the fact is, it's not even ''close''."
** A history book calling slavery "tasks" was compared to "calling Hitler 'a best-selling author', JFK's assassination 'a bad day', [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and this show a comedy.]]"
** After a clip where a man assigned for jury duty complains that he was locked in a place without HBO, John notes he doesn't get free HBO either "and I'm helping ruin it!"
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a series of skits called "Superfans", poking lots of fun at Chicagoans, especially their fanatical attitude towards sports and love of greasy meat-based food. With the exception of Canadian Mike Myers, all the actors in the skits were Chicago natives. And no one found the skits funnier than Chicagoans.
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' had a series of skits called "Superfans", poking lots of fun at Chicagoans, especially their fanatical attitude towards sports and love of greasy meat-based food. With the exception of Canadian Mike Myers, all the actors in the skits were Chicago natives. [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales And no one found the skits funnier than Chicagoans.Chicagoans]].
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E7TheLongGame "The Long Game"]]: There's a small one when the Editor is going through [[ReverseMole Eva/Suki's]] video bio, confronting her about it.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E7TheLongGame "The Long Game"]]: There's a small one when the Editor is going through [[ReverseMole [[TheMole Eva/Suki's]] video bio, confronting her about it.
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* At the end of the first season of the magazine programme ''Light Lunch'', which was Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins's first presenting gig, Dawn French appeared, and explained to the camera how she discovered Mel and Sue at the Edinburgh Fringe. And pleaded with the audience to forgive her.
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* In one ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' ep, the Legends have to convince the public that footage filmed of them in action is entirely faked, so they start pointing out everything in the footage that doesn't make any sense ... which means pointing out all the logical shortcomings in ''Legends of Tomorrow'' itself.
-->'''Mona''': The special effects were kinda questionable.
* At the end of the first season of the magazine programme ''Light Lunch'', which was Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins's first presenting gig, Dawn French appeared, and explained to the camera how she discovered Mel and Sue at the Edinburgh Fringe. And pleaded with the audience to forgive her.
-->'''Mona''': The special effects were kinda questionable.
* At the end of the first season of the magazine programme ''Light Lunch'', which was Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins's first presenting gig, Dawn French appeared, and explained to the camera how she discovered Mel and Sue at the Edinburgh Fringe. And pleaded with the audience to forgive her.
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* ''Series/WonderShowzen'':
** Two of the "Funny/Not Funny" segments ended with the children's voices shouting "Not funny" in response to being shown a depiction of the show's logo.
** The final episode has Clarence asking various people what's wrong with television today. Many of them state that television is too lewd and violent nowadays, with Clarence agreeing even though ''Wonder Showzen'' is decidedly that kind of television show.
** Two of the "Funny/Not Funny" segments ended with the children's voices shouting "Not funny" in response to being shown a depiction of the show's logo.
** The final episode has Clarence asking various people what's wrong with television today. Many of them state that television is too lewd and violent nowadays, with Clarence agreeing even though ''Wonder Showzen'' is decidedly that kind of television show.
