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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Wendy Nook is initially unwilling to participate in the Prostitutes and Celebrities Blow Football Tournament, until she finds out that it's in aid of homeless ponies. She is incredibly moved that some ponies are homeless and agrees to take part.
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* BrickJoke: In the pre-credits sequence for Match Fit, Toast is recording the voiceover for the "Mind The Gap" annoucement on UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground, and is asked to leave a longer and longer gap between the words "the" and "Gap". Eventually, he says "Mind the" and then walks out of the recording booth. He doesn't return until after the end of the closing credits.
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* DramaticPause: In the pre-credits sequence for Match Fit, Toast is recording the voiceover for the "Mind The Gap" annoucement on UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground, and is asked to leave a longer and longer gap between the words "the" and "Gap". Eventually, he says "Mind the" and then walks out of the recording booth. He doesn't return until after the end of the closing credits.
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* DramaticPause: In the pre-credits sequence for Match Fit, Toast is recording the voiceover for the "Mind The Gap" annoucement on UsefulNotes/TheLondonUnderground, and is asked to leave a longer and longer gap between the words "the" and "Gap". Eventually, he says "Mind the" and then walks out of the recording booth. He doesn't return until after the end of the closing credits.
** In Match Fit, Toast takes part in a Prostitutes and Celebrities Blow Football Tournament for the charity organisation "The River Rats", based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Order_of_Water_Rats The Grand Order of Water Rats]].
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* TheOtherDarrin: Jane Plough is played by Fiona Mollison in the pilot, and Doon Mackichan in the rest of the series.
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* CelebrityResemblance: Kikini Bamalam, daughter of the Nigerian ambassador, was the victim of an insane plastic surgeon who turned her into a dead ringer for BruceForsyth. Except her left hand.
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* CelebrityResemblance: Kikini Bamalam, daughter of the Nigerian ambassador, was the victim of an insane plastic surgeon who turned her into a dead ringer for BruceForsyth.Creator/BruceForsyth. Except her left hand.
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-->'''Ed''': So, you think he set himself up as a rogue cosmetic surgeon, to operate on a friend of a friend of yours, disfigure her and turn her into a BruceForsyth lookalike... just to piss you off?
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-->'''Ed''': So, you think he set himself up as a rogue cosmetic surgeon, to operate on a friend of a friend of yours, disfigure her and turn her into a BruceForsyth Creator/BruceForsyth lookalike... just to piss you off?
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** Toast also tries his hand at writing a Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey style erotic novel. Bits that are read out are truly terrible. And made even funnier by Toast's hammy delivery.
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** Toast also tries his hand at writing a Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey style erotic novel. Bits that are read out are truly terrible. And made even funnier by Toast's hammy delivery. Unlike the play, everyone in-universe seems to think it's genuinely brilliant.
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A BritCom in which Creator/MattBerry plays Steven Toast, a LargeHam middle aged actor who spends more time dealing with his bizarre life and problems off stage than performing on it.
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A BritCom in which Creator/MattBerry plays Steven Toast, a LargeHam middle aged actor who spends more time dealing with his bizarre life and problems off stage than performing on it.
it. It is broadcast by {{Creator/Channel4}}.
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* BritishBrevity: Faithfully follows this trope; the first series was six episodes long, plus the pilot. The latter was part of Channel 4′s 2012 ''Funny Fortnight'' series. A second series has been promised for 2014.
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Toast doesn't know much about modern pop culture. He has no idea who Music/BonJovi, Music/LadyGaga or {{Music/Coldplay}} are, nor JKRowling and HarryPotter. And of course, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch. [[labelnote:*]]Who?[[/labelnote]]
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Toast doesn't know much about modern pop culture. He has no idea who Music/BonJovi, Music/LadyGaga or {{Music/Coldplay}} are, nor JKRowling Creator/JKRowling and HarryPotter.Franchise/HarryPotter. And of course, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch. [[labelnote:*]]Who?[[/labelnote]]
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Toast doesn't know much about modern pop culture. He has no idea who Music/BonJovi, Music/LadyGaga or {{Music/Coldplay}} are, nor JKRowling and HarryPotter. And of course, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch. [[labelnote:*]]Who?[[/labelnote]]
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* DastardlyWhiplash: Ray Purchase has the mustache and cartoonishly evil personality, although unusually he dresses [[ManInWhite all in white.]] In the first episode he is only mentioned, but Toast suspects him of conducting a needlessly elaborate scheme just to annoy him.
-->'''Ed''': So, you think he set himself up as a rogue cosmetic surgeon, to operate on a friend of a friend of yours, disfigure her and turn her into a BruceForsyth lookalike... just to piss you off?
-->'''Toast''': Yep. Thing is, I'm not even that pissed off.
** ... and when me meet Ray in the next episode, he's such a bastard that it suggests Toast was right, as Ray probably ''would'' go to such unnecessary lengths. He also attempts to kill Toast twice, first by goading an insane director into murdering him, and later by simply trying to shoot him onstage. He's also [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain notoriously homophobic.]]
-->'''Ed''': So, you think he set himself up as a rogue cosmetic surgeon, to operate on a friend of a friend of yours, disfigure her and turn her into a BruceForsyth lookalike... just to piss you off?
-->'''Toast''': Yep. Thing is, I'm not even that pissed off.
** ... and when me meet Ray in the next episode, he's such a bastard that it suggests Toast was right, as Ray probably ''would'' go to such unnecessary lengths. He also attempts to kill Toast twice, first by goading an insane director into murdering him, and later by simply trying to shoot him onstage. He's also [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain notoriously homophobic.]]
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* LastNameBasis: Toast is rarely called by his first name.
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* LastNameBasis: Toast is rarely called by his first name.name, even by his brother.
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* HamToHamCombat: Between Toast and pretty much anyone, but especially with his rival, Ray Purchase.
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* EverybodyLaughsEnding: ''Addictive Personality'' ends with Toast and Ed laughing for just a little bit too long after Toast spouts yet another of Brucie's catchphrases.
--> '''Toast''': Didn't she do well?
--> '''Toast''': Didn't she do well?
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: [[http://youtu.be/Je_pJ_-5HIM Listen]] to Toast pronounce "[[Music/BonJovi Bon JovIIIII]]" BonjovIIIII]]" or "[[Music/LadyGaga Madame GuGAAA]]".
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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Toast's agent Jane Plough. Her surname is pronounced to rhyme with "Rough" and not like the agricultural equipment.
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* InsistentTerminology: It's always "Bruce F'sythe".
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* [[PajamaCladHero Pyjama Clad Hero]]: Toast's flat-mate Ed Howzer-Black is almost exclusively attired in stylish pyjamas and a silk dressing gown, although this is somewhat justified since he's usually in the flat at the time. He does dress in a nice linen suit with a panama hat at one point, which momentarily confuses Toast.
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* [[PajamaCladHero Pyjama Clad Hero]]: Toast's flat-mate Ed Howzer-Black is almost exclusively attired in stylish pyjamas and a silk dressing gown, although this is somewhat justified since he's usually in the flat at all the time. He does dress in a nice linen suit with a panama hat at one point, which momentarily confuses Toast.
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* [[PajamaCladHero Pyjama Clad Hero]]: Toast's flat-mate Ed Howzer-Black is almost exclusively attired in stylish pyjamas and a silk dressing gown, although this is somewhat justified since he's usually in the flat at the time. He does dress in a nice linen suit with a panama hat at one point, which momentarily confuses Toast.
--> '''Toast''': Why are you dressed as the Man from [[AccentOnTheWrongSyllable Del monTAAAY]]?
--> '''Toast''': Why are you dressed as the Man from [[AccentOnTheWrongSyllable Del monTAAAY]]?
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* IgnoreTheDisability: When Toast is introduced to Kikini Bamalam (see CelebrityResemblance) he is instructed to avoid ''any'' mention of Bruce Forsyth for fear of upsetting her. Sadly, he can't help himself and ends up spouting a load of Brucie's [[CatchPhrase catchphrases]] on an involuntary loop.
--> '''Toast''': Nice to see you, to see you... nice. Forgive that. Ed did tell me that to mention any of your catchphrases was strictly, [[StrictlyComeDancing strictly]], strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, [[OverlyLongGag strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, striiiiiictlyyyyyyy]]... [[BlatantLies You don't look actually anything like him]].
--> '''Toast''': Nice to see you, to see you... nice. Forgive that. Ed did tell me that to mention any of your catchphrases was strictly, [[StrictlyComeDancing strictly]], strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, [[OverlyLongGag strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, strictly, striiiiiictlyyyyyyy]]... [[BlatantLies You don't look actually anything like him]].
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* LastNameBasis: Toast is practically never called by his first name.
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* SkunkStripe: Toast has one of these.
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* TheCastShowOff: Creator/MattBerry is an accomplished songwriter, musician and singer, which probably explains why there's a slightly surreal song interlude in most episodes.
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* FictionalCounterpart: Toast's regular haunt The Colonial Club is based upon [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colony_Room The Colony Room]], a famous drinking den for theatrical and artistic types such as Creator/PeterOToole, Creator/TomBaker and Francis Bacon.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Arab billionaire who hires Toast to appear in his movie ''Prince Philip: Scoundrel Dog'' is in no way supposed to be Mohamed Fayed.
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--> '''Clem Fandango''': Hi, Steven, it's Clem Fandango, can you hear me?
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--> '''Clem Fandango''': Hi, Steven, it's this is Clem Fandango, can you hear me?
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* CelebrityResemblance: Kikini Bamalam, daughter of the Nigerian ambassador, was the victim of an insane plastic surgeon who turned her into a dead ringer for BruceForsyth. Except for one of her hands.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Toast gets followed around by a woman who wants him to call her. He's a bit scared of her, given that she stabbed her last boyfriend.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Listen to Toast pronounce "[[Music/BonJovi Bon JOVIII]]" or "[[Music/LadyGaga Madame GuGAAA]]".
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* CelebrityResemblance: Kikini Bamalam, daughter of the Nigerian ambassador, was the victim of an insane plastic surgeon who turned her into a dead ringer for BruceForsyth. Except for one of her hands.
* GoodLookingPrivates / HospitalHottie : Toast has something of a fetish for women in uniform.
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* SpecialEditionTitle: For the Franchise/JamesBond spoof ''Bonus Ball'', we get a spoof set of Bond style credits. With a special song performed by Michael Ball.
* StylisticSuck: Throughout the first series, Toast is appearing in what is described as "the worst play in the world". We finally see part of it in episode six. It's pretty awful. [[spoiler:So awful that it's actually ''improved'' when Michael Ball gets shot and killed during the performance.]]
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* StylisticSuck: Throughout the first series, Toast is appearing in what is described as "the worst play in the world". We finally see part of it in episode six. It's pretty awful. [[spoiler:So awful that it's actually ''improved'' when Michael Ball gets shot and killed during the performance.]]
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Listen to Toast pronounce "[[Music/BonJovi Bon JOVIII]]" or "[[Music/LadyGaga Madame GuGAAA]]".
* BottomlessMagazines: In one episode, Ray Purchase fires his six-shot revolver into the ceiling ten times without reloading.
* CatchPhrase: Many
--> '''Clem Fandango''': Hi, Steven, it's Clem Fandango, can you hear me?
--> '''Toast''': Yes, I can hear you, Clem Fandango.
* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Toast's agent Jane Plough. Her surname is pronounced to rhyme with "Rough" and not like the agricultural equipment.
* HamToHamCombat: Between Toast and pretty much anyone, but especially with his rival, Ray Purchase.
* LargeHam: Toast himself. Which is not surprising, given that he's played by Creator/MattBerry.
* RunningGag: Toast replying "Who?" whenever anyone mentions Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Ray Purchase's wife is always called Mrs. Purchase. Even in the prostitute's cards she leaves in phone boxes.
* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Listen to Toast pronounce "[[Music/BonJovi Bon JOVIII]]" or "[[Music/LadyGaga Madame GuGAAA]]".
* BottomlessMagazines: In one episode, Ray Purchase fires his six-shot revolver into the ceiling ten times without reloading.
* CatchPhrase: Many
--> '''Clem Fandango''': Hi, Steven, it's Clem Fandango, can you hear me?
--> '''Toast''': Yes, I can hear you, Clem Fandango.
* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Toast's agent Jane Plough. Her surname is pronounced to rhyme with "Rough" and not like the agricultural equipment.
* HamToHamCombat: Between Toast and pretty much anyone, but especially with his rival, Ray Purchase.
* LargeHam: Toast himself. Which is not surprising, given that he's played by Creator/MattBerry.
* RunningGag: Toast replying "Who?" whenever anyone mentions Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Ray Purchase's wife is always called Mrs. Purchase. Even in the prostitute's cards she leaves in phone boxes.
