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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' the Narrator and Antagonist Burr mentions Hamiltons sexual escapades in his batchelor days with the line "...Martha Washington even named her feral tomcat ''[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack after him!]]''" only for Hamilton briefly break the fourth wall by pointing at Burr and gleefully state [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer "That's true!"]]

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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' the Narrator and Antagonist Burr mentions Hamiltons sexual escapades in his batchelor bachelor days with the line "...Martha Washington even named her feral tomcat ''[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack after him!]]''" only for Hamilton briefly break the fourth wall by pointing at Burr and gleefully state [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer "That's true!"]]
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* In the "God in Mahagonny" scene of ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny'', God condemnds the inhabitants of Mahagonny and tells them to go to Hell. They reply that Hell is where they are and have been all the time.

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* In the "God in Mahagonny" scene of ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny'', God condemnds condemns the inhabitants of Mahagonny and tells them to go to Hell. They reply that Hell is where they are and have been all the time.
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' the Narrator and Antagonist Burr mentions Hamiltons sexual escapades in his batchelor days with the line "...Martha Washington even named her feral tomcat ''[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack after him!]]''" only for Hamilton briefly break the fourth wall by pointing at Burr and gleefully state ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer "That's true!"]]''

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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' the Narrator and Antagonist Burr mentions Hamiltons sexual escapades in his batchelor days with the line "...Martha Washington even named her feral tomcat ''[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack after him!]]''" only for Hamilton briefly break the fourth wall by pointing at Burr and gleefully state ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer "That's true!"]]''true!"]]
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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' the Narrator and Antagonist Burr mentions Hamiltons sexual escapades in his batchelor days with the line "...Martha Washington even named her feral tomcat ''[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack after him!]]''" only for Hamilton briefly break the fourth wall by pointing at Burr and gleefully state ''[[NotMakingThisUp "That's true!"]]

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* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' the Narrator and Antagonist Burr mentions Hamiltons sexual escapades in his batchelor days with the line "...Martha Washington even named her feral tomcat ''[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack after him!]]''" only for Hamilton briefly break the fourth wall by pointing at Burr and gleefully state ''[[NotMakingThisUp ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer "That's true!"]]true!"]]''
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* Peter in the musical ''Babes in Arms'' does this when he's called a "communist." In fact, he ''is'' a communist.

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* Creator/WilliamShakespeare did this with [[{{Malaproper}} Dogberry]] in ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing.'' Note, however, that this is because Dogberry doesn't ''understand'' he's being insulted.
-->'''Leonato:''' Neighbours, you are tedious.\\
'''Dogberry:''' It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the poor duke's officers; but truly, for mine own part, if I were as tedious as a king, I could find it in my heart to bestow it all of your worship.
* The RunningGag of Shakespeare's Falstaff was the fact he was a drunken, bawdy, cowardly, charismatic, corpulent thief/scoundrel/adventurer, and loved being one out loud.
* An indirect example: In ''Theatre/TheMiser'', title character Harpagon wants his daughter, Elise to marry a much older man, because he'd take her without dowry. When Harpagon's steward, Valére, who's secrety in love with Elise, hears this, he comments: "When a man offers to marry a girl without a dowry, we ought to look no farther. Everything is comprised in that, and "without dowry" compensates for want of beauty, youth, birth, honour, wisdom, and probity." Harpagon takes it completely seriously.
* ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' - At Act I Scene IV, Viscount De Valvert calls Cyrano ImpoverishedPatrician and [[WritersSuck poet]]. Given the CultureClash between the french and the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Gascon’s]] [[MartyrdomCulture mindset,]] Cyrano doesn’t mind at all:
-->'''Cyrano:''' Ay, poet, Sir! In proof of which, \\
While we fence, presto! all extempore \\
[[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask I will compose a ballade]].
* Peter in the musical ''Babes in Arms'' does this when he's called a "communist." In fact, he ''is'' a communist.
--> '''Peter:''' Thank you for the compliment. Property is theft. We should place everything we have in a communal fund.
* In the "God in Mahagonny" scene of ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfTheCityOfMahagonny'', God condemnds the inhabitants of Mahagonny and tells them to go to Hell. They reply that Hell is where they are and have been all the time.
* ''Theatre/OneTouchOfVenus'':
-->'''[[DisposableFiance Gloria]]''': You led Rodney on! He never had any nerve until you showed up!\\
'''Venus''': Why, that's the nicest thing anyone ever said to me.
* ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}'':
-->'''Snow''': In my opinion, sir, you are as scurvy a hunk o' scum as I ever see near the water's edge at low tide!\\
'''Jigger''' ''(turning his profile to Snow)'': The same--side view!
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