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* DudeNotFunny: Warwick interrupts a Best Man's speech with a series of jokes that play well, until he [[spoiler: suggests that the couple is getting married due to an unplanned pregnancy. Turns out she can't have children]]. [[invoked]]

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* DudeNotFunny: Warwick interrupts a Best Man's speech with a series of jokes that play well, until he [[spoiler: suggests that the couple is getting married due to an unplanned pregnancy. Turns out she can't have children]]. [[invoked]]


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* ImprovComedyIsInane: Creator/LiamNeeson insists on trying improv comedy, but keeps reusing the same bit about contracting AIDS from an African prostitute, with his one funny joke not actually being intended as a joke.
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* CookedToDeath: Warwick's accountant muses that, because Warwick is so short, he could just turn his oven on and get inside if he ever wanted to commit suicide.
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** Cat Deely, whom Warwick pays to attend his party.

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** Cat Deely, Deeley, whom Warwick pays to attend his party.
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** Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter can't keep a straight face in Warwick's presence.

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** Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter can't keep a straight face in Warwick's presence. And also [[ItIsDehumanising refers to him as "it"]].

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* AdamWesting: Essentially everybody you recognize, including Warwick.
** Ironically enough, [[Creator/ValKilmer Val Kilmer]] as well.

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* AdamWesting: AdamWesting:
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Essentially everybody you recognize, including Warwick.
** Ironically enough, [[Creator/ValKilmer Val Kilmer]] Creator/ValKilmer as well.



** Creator/ValKilmer, Warwick's co-star from ''{{Film/Willow}}'', donning a [[Film/BatmanForever Batman mask and cape]] (and failing to be recognized).

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** Creator/ValKilmer, Warwick's co-star from ''{{Film/Willow}}'', ''Film/{{Willow}}'', donning a [[Film/BatmanForever Batman mask and cape]] (and failing to be recognized).



--> '''Liam''': Yeah, but he tells jokes like that all the time. (points to Ricky) How come he can do it?
--> '''Stephen''': We don't know.

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--> '''Liam''': -->'''Liam''': Yeah, but he tells jokes like that all the time. (points to Ricky) How come he can do it?
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'''Stephen''': We don't know.



--> '''Warwick:''' ''"Emma? Warwick Davis. Warwick Davis from Film/HarryPotter? Professor Flitwi - yeah, 'the dwarf.'"''

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--> '''Warwick:''' ''"Emma? Warwick Davis. Warwick Davis from Film/HarryPotter? ''Film/HarryPotter''? Professor Flitwi - yeah, 'the dwarf.'"''
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* WeWantOurJerkBack: Warwick's clients at Dwarves For Hire are dismayed at his belief that they are better off without him, and [[TenMinuteRetirement convince him to stay]].
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* VocalDissonance: Most of the little people in the show have regular sounding British accents that could easily fit on average sized people despite their small stature.

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: A RunningGag for Warwick is the public's inability to recognize him despite his work in film and acting agency.



* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Almost everything that happens to him is his own fault.

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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Nothing ''ever'' really goes right for Warwick. Almost everything that happens to every episode features him is getting screwed over or publicly embarrassed. Still, its usually his own fault.
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** Sting trying to get as much charity money out of Warwick as possible.

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** Sting Music/{{Sting}} trying to get as much charity money out of Warwick as possible.



* [[invoked]]ProductionPosse: Tim Burton's posse is referenced with his [[ShowWithinAShow film-within-a-show]], which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter.

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* [[invoked]]ProductionPosse: Tim Burton's Creator/TimBurton's posse is referenced with his [[ShowWithinAShow film-within-a-show]], which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter.

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