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* BadBoss: Aside comments from Vic about the crew indicate that they treat their coworkers like crap. In "Augbert," they casually mention firing multiple people for no other reason than the wrong guest being brought on, which [[WhatTheHellHero Augbert is taken aback by.]]
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* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:Augbert is an entity in Vic's dreams trying to warn them about the future. The interview ends with them waking up to an alarm clock on set and [[OrWasItADream seeing a small pile of rocks in front of them.]]]]
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* MindScrew: "Augbert", the final episode of season 1. The only thing set in stone about the episode is that Augbert [[spoiler:isn't real, is an entity in Vic's dreams, and]] needs to be paid $20,000 for his appearance. Even that is ambiguous.
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* PoliticallyCorrectVillain: Despite being a completely despicable grandmother and person, Nana does still have enough respect for Vic to use their correct pronouns.
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* MadeOfPlasticine: Pig #2's mom died after merely being [[InsistentTerminology stepped on]] by a wolf twice. This could make sense depending on the size of the wolf, but the revelation that it was actually a [[spoiler: wiener dog]] makes it baffling.
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* Rashawn Nadine Scott and Ross Bryant as Martha Tops and Lucian Azathoth: Satanic Youth Group Leaders
* Brennan Lee Mulligan as Augbert: From the Woods
* Brennan Lee Mulligan as Augbert: From the Woods
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* InsuranceFraud: Implied with Pig #2's father. He was a home insurance salesman who also worked in construction, building both of the little pigs' homes which were eventually destroyed. He then collected millions and [[KickTheDog left his children behind despite their mother having recently been lethally stepped on.]]
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Marionette Conqui and Zonton de la Doll are apparently French, but mostly just seem to speak vaguely French sounding gibberish. When Vic actually responds to them in French, they're taken aback, and the most coherent non-English sentence either can manage is in Spanish.
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* InsufficientlyAdvancedAliens: InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Beyond space travel, Denzel's species seems to barely be on par with humanity technologically and culturally. In some cases, they're even behind Earth, apparently believing stop signs are an advanced concept and not referencing stoplights.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Tommy Shriggly was dishonorably discharged for killing his entire platoon, but as he reveals near the end his branch was the [[spoiler: Coast Guard]], which does not have platoons in its organizational structure.
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** Vic is as well, and is quite easily swayed by Avery's words when recommending they take more control of their studio.
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* HollywoodSatanism: Martha and Lucian are Hollywood Satanist ''youth pastors.''
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The show is a SpiritualSuccessor to [[https://youtu.be/Jvu4Cu3WUgU?si=ILcfOXR7XDfbuA48 "Hello My Name Is..."]], an early [=CollegeHumor=] show where Josh Ruben would be dressed in a variety of strange outfits and be asked to give an interview.
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* OncePerEpisode: The last question Vic always asks the guest at the end of the rapid fire round is "What is the meaning of life?"
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* NotSoAboveItAll: The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough [[{{Corpsing}} to make Vic break into laughter]], and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.
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** The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough [[{{Corpsing}} to make Vic break into laughter]], and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.
** The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough [[{{Corpsing}} to make Vic break into laughter]], and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.
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* Ally Beardsley as Pig #2: One of the Three Little Pigs
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The show is a SpiritualSuccessor to [[https://youtu.be/Jvu4Cu3WUgU?si=ILcfOXR7XDfbuA48 "Hello My Name Is..."]], an early {{CollegeHumor}} [=CollegeHumor=] show where Josh Ruben would be dressed in a variety of strange outfits and be asked to give an interview.
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[[caption-width-right:1000:We all have a story to tell.]][[note]]Clockwise from top: Princess Emily, Nana, Jasper and Casper, Vic Michaelis, Leighanna-Jean Gruthers, Denzel[[/note]]]]
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* Oscar Montoya and Jiavani as Jasper and Casper: Married Authors
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* PunnyName: Dr. Avery Goodman ("A very good man"). Doubles as an IronicName, as Goodman is a supervillain.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough [[{{Corpsing [[{{Corpsing}} to make Vic break into laughter]], and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough [[{{Corpsing to make Vic break into laughter, laughter]], and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.recover.
-->''"Tommy, you invested a 100,000-(laughs)-Tommy, you invested a 100--(guffaws)-."''
-->''"Tommy, you invested a 100,000-(laughs)-Tommy, you invested a 100--(guffaws)-."''
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* Brian David Gilbert as Avery Goodman: Professor of Transhumanism
* AbusiveParents: Stepgrandmother, in this case, but Nana physically and verbally abuses Vic throughout the interview, and very much confirms that she treated them the same way, if not worse, when they were a child as well.
* AlasPoorYorick: [[spoiler:After the skull of Sara is brought to them, Marionette and Zonton tearfully eulogize to her skull.]]
* AlasPoorYorick: [[spoiler:After the skull of Sara is brought to them, Marionette and Zonton tearfully eulogize to her skull.]]
* BadBoss: Aside comments from Vic about the crew indicate that they treat their coworkers like crap.
* ControlFreak: Avery Goodman is all about control: his goal is to rid the world of "uncertainty" (ie. free will) and uses several inventions to override the minds of the people he wishes to have under him, all demonstrated onto Vic. He even claims his personal idea of ultimate power is control.
* DisproportionateRetribution: One of Tommy Shriggly's comrades-in-arms took the last Coke at the canteen, so [[spoiler:he killed every single member in his platoon, one by one, in the dead of night]], eventually leading to Tommy being dishonorably discharged.
** Hearing that Vic was refused a job by MSNBC, Zonton de la Doll threatens the entire network with death by guillotine.
* DisproportionateRetribution: One of Tommy Shriggly's comrades-in-arms took the last Coke at the canteen, so [[spoiler:he killed every single member in his platoon, one by one, in the dead of night]], eventually leading to Tommy being dishonorably discharged.
** Hearing that Vic was refused a job by MSNBC, Zonton de la Doll threatens the entire network with death by guillotine.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Nana may be an abusive and selfish monster, but she does genuinely cry when she learns that her ex-husband, Vic's grandfather, has passed away.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Professor Avery Goodman appears first as an approachable and kindly professor, but it's soon revealed to be a facade hiding a TotalitarianUtilitarian MadScientist.
* HigherTechSpecies: Subverted. Denzel keeps talking about concepts that would go over the head of humans due to being too advanced, only for Vic to let him know that what he's talking about is very much understood here on Earth.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Professor Avery Goodman appears first as an approachable and kindly professor, but it's soon revealed to be a facade hiding a TotalitarianUtilitarian MadScientist.
* HigherTechSpecies: Subverted. Denzel keeps talking about concepts that would go over the head of humans due to being too advanced, only for Vic to let him know that what he's talking about is very much understood here on Earth.
* LiteralMinded: Marionette Conqui and Zonton de la Doll don't have much of a concept of metaphors, so they panic when Vic mentions a media storm that set the media on fire.
* NoRespectGuy: Kepl is constantly disrespected by everyone, including Dr. Milk, his own puppet, and Vic themself.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Tommy Shriggly was about to go to prison after being discharged for FriendlyFire, but since his uncle was in the military, he got out scot-free.
* TotalitarianUtilitarian: Avery Goodman's goal is to make his vision of a perfect future where unnecessities such as arts, keeping in touch with your grandparents, or sentiment in general are deleted, whether the people want to or not.
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!! ''Very Important People'' contains examples of:''
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!! ''Very Important People'' contains examples of:''of:
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[[caption-width-right:1000:We all have a story to tell.]]
A comedy series hosted on streaming service Creator/{{Dropout}}. Each episode, a comedian is dressed in elaborate costumes, makeup, and prosthetics to make them look nothing like themselves. Once they're shown the final look, they have to quickly figure out a character and give a completely improvised interview with host Vic Michaelis.
The show is a SpiritualSuccessor to [[https://youtu.be/Jvu4Cu3WUgU?si=ILcfOXR7XDfbuA48 "Hello My Name Is..."]], an early {{CollegeHumor}} show where Josh Ruben would be dressed in a variety of strange outfits and be asked to give an interview.
A list of guests featured on the show (in order of appearance):
[[folder:Guests]]
* Vic Michaelis [[As Himself as themselves]]
* Anna Garcia as Princess Emily: European Popstar
* Ify Nwadiwe as Denzel: Alien from Another Planet
* Lisa Gilroy as Nana: Vic's Ex-Step-Grandmother
* Jacob Wysocki and Kimia Behpoornia as Zonton de la Doll and Marionette Conqui: Dolls Come to Life
* Josh Ruben as Kepl and Dr. Milk: A Man and His Puppet
* Zac Oyama as Tommy Shriggly: Mental Health Advocate
[[/folder]]
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!! ''Very Important People'' contains examples of:''
* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Princess Emily's former bandmates probably wouldn't be imprisoned for life for animal smuggling. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, we have no idea what country they're actually from,]] so maybe smuggling laws are just very intense there.
* BeehiveHairdo: Marionette Conqui has an elaborate updo with two birds nesting in it. This is never addressed in the interview.
* BossSubtitles: Each guest (or pair of guests) gets one. Princess Emily, for example, is billed as "European Popstar".
* EatThat: Vic occasionally gets roped into consuming odd things that shouldn't be ingested by their guests.
** Princess Emily convinces them to take a handful of unlabeled pills, [[MushroomSamba including ecstasy]].
** Tommy Shriggly offers them dry scoops of protein powder, which they clearly regret accepting. They still go back for seconds.
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Subverted. Denzel supposedly has access to things like advanced invisibility cloaking, but the picture Vic shows reveals he's just got a blanket thrown over himself BedsheetGhost style.
* IncomingHam: Tommy Shriggly interrupts the show's normal format to introduce himself via pump-up music and dancing.
* KnightOfCerebus: Nana. Vic's usual calm, collected routine is quickly reduced to begging Nana to just cooperate long enough to do the interview, and much of the comedy goes out the window as Nana berates them for perceived slights. [[StatusQuoIsGod Vic has recovered by the beginning of the next episode.]]
* MushroomSamba: Princess Emily's interview ends with the handful of unlabeled pills she offered to Vic kicking in all at once.
* NonSpecificallyForeign: Princess Emily is from "right in the heart of the smack of the dab" of Europe. Vic's attempts to figure out what that means in more specific terms go nowhere.
* NotSoAboveItAll: The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough to make Vic break into laughter, and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.
* OnlySaneMan: Vic often comes off as this, since their role as the host is to calmly continue the interview, no matter what the guests say or do.
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:Zonton de la Doll and Marionette Conqui trek across the Atlantic Ocean and continental US to search for their creator, Sarah, only to find out that Sarah died in 1987, 37 years before the episode aired.]]
* TheUnpronounceable: The show's closed captions translate the alien's birth name as "(vocalizes and ululates)". Everyone, up to and including the format of the show, just calls him Denzel.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Vic frequently deals with aliens, pop stars and living dolls, and they rarely ever bat an eye. Their only reaction to Denzel's completely unpronounceable birth name is asking if that's spelled how it sounds.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Princess Emily's accent is vaguely Eastern European.
[[caption-width-right:1000:We all have a story to tell.]]
A comedy series hosted on streaming service Creator/{{Dropout}}. Each episode, a comedian is dressed in elaborate costumes, makeup, and prosthetics to make them look nothing like themselves. Once they're shown the final look, they have to quickly figure out a character and give a completely improvised interview with host Vic Michaelis.
The show is a SpiritualSuccessor to [[https://youtu.be/Jvu4Cu3WUgU?si=ILcfOXR7XDfbuA48 "Hello My Name Is..."]], an early {{CollegeHumor}} show where Josh Ruben would be dressed in a variety of strange outfits and be asked to give an interview.
A list of guests featured on the show (in order of appearance):
[[folder:Guests]]
* Vic Michaelis [[As Himself as themselves]]
* Anna Garcia as Princess Emily: European Popstar
* Ify Nwadiwe as Denzel: Alien from Another Planet
* Lisa Gilroy as Nana: Vic's Ex-Step-Grandmother
* Jacob Wysocki and Kimia Behpoornia as Zonton de la Doll and Marionette Conqui: Dolls Come to Life
* Josh Ruben as Kepl and Dr. Milk: A Man and His Puppet
* Zac Oyama as Tommy Shriggly: Mental Health Advocate
[[/folder]]
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!! ''Very Important People'' contains examples of:''
* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Princess Emily's former bandmates probably wouldn't be imprisoned for life for animal smuggling. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, we have no idea what country they're actually from,]] so maybe smuggling laws are just very intense there.
* BeehiveHairdo: Marionette Conqui has an elaborate updo with two birds nesting in it. This is never addressed in the interview.
* BossSubtitles: Each guest (or pair of guests) gets one. Princess Emily, for example, is billed as "European Popstar".
* EatThat: Vic occasionally gets roped into consuming odd things that shouldn't be ingested by their guests.
** Princess Emily convinces them to take a handful of unlabeled pills, [[MushroomSamba including ecstasy]].
** Tommy Shriggly offers them dry scoops of protein powder, which they clearly regret accepting. They still go back for seconds.
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Subverted. Denzel supposedly has access to things like advanced invisibility cloaking, but the picture Vic shows reveals he's just got a blanket thrown over himself BedsheetGhost style.
* IncomingHam: Tommy Shriggly interrupts the show's normal format to introduce himself via pump-up music and dancing.
* KnightOfCerebus: Nana. Vic's usual calm, collected routine is quickly reduced to begging Nana to just cooperate long enough to do the interview, and much of the comedy goes out the window as Nana berates them for perceived slights. [[StatusQuoIsGod Vic has recovered by the beginning of the next episode.]]
* MushroomSamba: Princess Emily's interview ends with the handful of unlabeled pills she offered to Vic kicking in all at once.
* NonSpecificallyForeign: Princess Emily is from "right in the heart of the smack of the dab" of Europe. Vic's attempts to figure out what that means in more specific terms go nowhere.
* NotSoAboveItAll: The revelation that Tommy Shriggly took $100,000 in investments and turned it into $16,000 is enough to make Vic break into laughter, and the show briefly cuts to a [[WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties "Please Stand By" screen]] while they recover.
* OnlySaneMan: Vic often comes off as this, since their role as the host is to calmly continue the interview, no matter what the guests say or do.
* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:Zonton de la Doll and Marionette Conqui trek across the Atlantic Ocean and continental US to search for their creator, Sarah, only to find out that Sarah died in 1987, 37 years before the episode aired.]]
* TheUnpronounceable: The show's closed captions translate the alien's birth name as "(vocalizes and ululates)". Everyone, up to and including the format of the show, just calls him Denzel.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Vic frequently deals with aliens, pop stars and living dolls, and they rarely ever bat an eye. Their only reaction to Denzel's completely unpronounceable birth name is asking if that's spelled how it sounds.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Princess Emily's accent is vaguely Eastern European.
