History Main / TwoForOneShow

* ''Theatre/MaratSade'': Is a play about the inmates of the French asylum of Charenton putting on another play directed by the Marquis de Sade about the murder of Jean-Paul Marat.

* ''Noises Off'' by Michael Frayn is a farce revolving around the production of a farce called ''Nothing On''. Every act of the play is a performance of the play-within-a-play, seen twice from the front and once from behind the scenes.

* All of [[Franchise/TheMuppets the classic Muppet]] series (''Series/TheMuppetShow'', its follow-ups ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' and ''Series/TheMuppets'', and ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''), were both evenly split between the variety acts of the eponymous shows and the backstage story, with the two affecting each other.

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* Graphic novel example: in a few issues of the ComicBook ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', a pirate comic read by one of the characters is inserted into the comic itself. The plot of the pirate comic metaphorically reflects the "real" events happening in the rest of the story, especially [[spoiler:Ozymandias's plot.]]

This is different from other shows-within-shows in that the show-within-a-show is also treated as "real" entertainment and broadcast as such, so that anyone turning on in the middle of that segment might think that it's a genuine talk show/panel series/light entertainment show etc. This rules out the talk radio sequences in ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', for example, since the viewer is aware that he is looking through a camera that should not actually be in Frasier's studio.

* Because the Crafty Crewmates are fictional internet personalities instead of actors, ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty'' places equal focus on the Crew's production and their behind-the-scenes lives. The characters' antics off-camera sometimes inspire an episode's subject matter, the characters grow increasingly comfortable discussing their back-stage lives on-camera, and the art commentary segments are occasionally intercut with the characters' flashbacks. These presentation choices eventually culminate in SeasonFinale months like Yu-Gi-Oh Month and Hero Month, in which the show's antagonists interrupt the show's schedule and place everyone's lives in danger. These interruptions force the Crewmates to try and keep their show going while fighting to return things to normal, in turn experiencing personal growth from both tasks.

* Because the Crafty Crewmates are effectively fictional internet personalities instead of actors, ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty'' places equal focus on the Crew's production and their behind-the-scenes lives. The characters' antics off-camera sometimes inspire an episode's subject matter, the characters grow increasingly comfortable discussing their back-stage lives on-camera, and the art commentary segments are occasionally intercut with the characters' flashbacks. These presentation choices eventually culminate in SeasonFinale months like Yu-Gi-Oh Month and Hero Month, in which the show's antagonists interrupt the show's schedule and place everyone's lives in danger. These interruptions force the Crewmates to try and keep their show going while fighting to return things to normal, in turn experiencing personal growth from both tasks.

* Because the Crafty Crewmates are effectively fictional internet personalities instead of actors, ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty'' places equal focus on the Crew's production and their behind-the-scenes lives. The characters' antics off-camera sometimes inspire and episode's subject matter, the characters grow increasingly comfortable discussing their back-stage lives on-camera, and the art commentary segments are occasionally intercut with the characters' flashbacks. These presentation choices eventually culminate in SeasonFinale months like Yu-Gi-Oh Month and Hero Month, in which the show's antagonists interrupt the show's schedule and place everyone's lives in danger. These interruptions force the Crewmates to try and keep their show going while fighting to return things to normal, in turn experiencing personal growth from both tasks.

* Because the Crafty Crewmates are effectively fictional internet personalities instead of actors, ''WebAnimation/Dr. Crafty'' places equal focus on the Crew's production and their behind-the-scenes lives. The characters' antics off-camera sometimes inspire and episode's subject matter, the characters grow increasingly comfortable discussing their back-stage lives on-camera, and the art commentary segments are occasionally intercut with the characters' flashbacks. These presentation choices eventually culminate in SeasonFinale months like Yu-Gi-Oh Month and Hero Month, in which the show's antagonists interrupt the show's schedule and place everyone's lives in danger. These interruptions force the Crewmates to try and keep their show going while fighting to return things to normal, in turn experiencing personal growth from both tasks.