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* NamesakeGag: According to the narration, transvestism was invented by Dr. Neil Transvestite.

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According to the narration, transvestism was invented by Dr. Neil Transvestite.Transvestite.
** Additionally, tennis was invented by Sir Jonathan Tennis, who wanted to fuse badminton and swingball.
** Also, the fancy dress party was created by Ian Fancydressparty.
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Cult British SketchComedy show with an array of bizarre characters. Performed by Matt Lucas and Creator/DavidWalliams, with narration by former ''Series/DoctorWho'' star Creator/TomBaker. It began life as a radio series, and the TV version ran between 2003 and 2005. There was also a two-part Christmas special in 2006. A [=US=] version was broadcast on [=HBO=] and the [=BBC=] in 2008, featuring a number of new characters along with familiar faces from the original show. During its time on air, it was supplemented by special sketches for Comic Relief. A special one-off radio edition named ''Little Brexit'' was broadcast in 2019, which featured a number of sketches based around the theme of Brexit, and a series off sketches were produced for the BBC's ''Big Night In''.

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Cult British SketchComedy show with an array of bizarre characters. Performed by Matt Lucas Creator/MattLucas and Creator/DavidWalliams, with narration by former ''Series/DoctorWho'' star Creator/TomBaker. It began life as a radio series, and the TV version ran between 2003 and 2005. There was also a two-part Christmas special in 2006. A [=US=] version was broadcast on [=HBO=] and the [=BBC=] in 2008, featuring a number of new characters along with familiar faces from the original show. During its time on air, it was supplemented by special sketches for Comic Relief. A special one-off radio edition named ''Little Brexit'' was broadcast in 2019, which featured a number of sketches based around the theme of Brexit, and a series off sketches were produced for the BBC's ''Big Night In''.
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* PantsFree: The police are checking invitations to a royal garden party, and they politely turn away a young man, apparently normally dressed, who is obsessed with Princess Anne. The policeman advises him to go home, and adds "and put some trousers on, will you?". It is then revealed that he is not wearing any.
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* FunWithAlphabetSoup: There is a passing mention of "Alphabetti Spaghetti", from which Lou has to remove all the K's, for the fussy Andy.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bubbles [=DeVere=] is a notorious gambling addict, skips on her bills, and is often enough too eager to get to know a man without any respect for his personal space. Beyond that she's fairly easygoing and amicable around everybody else.
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Um no. She walks around naked and when people stare at her in shock, she has the gall to say ‘why don't you take a photo? it'll last longer!’. Yeah, very friendly


* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bubbles [=DeVere=] is a notorious gambling addict, skips on her bills, and is often enough too eager to get to know a man without any respect for his personal space. Beyond that she's fairly easygoing and amicable around everybody else.
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* AnimalGoesToSchool: Played with in the first series of Little Britain. As a RuleOfThree gag, a school teacher tells the class that they have a new boy with them today. The first "new boy" is a grown man; the second is a boy in aristocratic period costume; and for the third, the teacher orders the class not to treat him any differently; the pupil is a dog wearing a tie. The teacher wearily adds, "Yes, he's a dog".
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* TranslationYes: When Vicky Pollard is paralysed and only able to communicate by moving her eyes, she is connected to a machine which translates her eye movements to words. Most of her replies are her usual motor mouth gibberish, but one long sequence of eye movements translates to a simple "no".
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* PuttingThePeeInThePool:

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* PuttingThePeeInThePool:
** When Vicky Pollard is in a pool and is ordered by a lifeguard to go and get changed, she says she'll just have a wee first; which she does right there and then, in the pool.
** Andy pees in a hotel swimming pool in Little Britain USA.
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* OppressiveImmigrationEnforcement: In one recurring sketch, David Walliams plays a bigoted and unpleasant immigration officer at a major airport who considers his job to be all about turning away illegal entrants into Britain.
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* Sebastian, in love with the Prime Minister of Britain (who is his boss), serenades him in the House of Commons with "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera.

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* Sebastian, in love with the Prime Minister of Britain (who is his boss), serenades him in the House of Commons with "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera.Music/ChristinaAguilera.
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** Included Peter Kay, Creator/DawnFrench, Creator/RuthMadoc, Nigel Havers, Kate Moss and Robbie Williams in roles on the show or in the live stage show. David Soul, Les Mackeown, Creator/MollieSugden, Elton John, Cat Deeley, Vanessa Feltz, Paul [=McKenna=], George Michael, Ronnie Corbett, Jonathan Ross and Trisha Goddard have all appeared as themselves. Dennis Waterman crashed one of the Dennis Waterman sketches, ripping into the creators about how innacurate his portrayal was... before he sang the feem toon.

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** Included Peter Kay, Creator/PeterKay, Creator/DawnFrench, Creator/RuthMadoc, Nigel Havers, Kate Moss Moss. and Robbie Williams Music/RobbieWilliams in roles on the show or in the live stage show. David Soul, Creator/DavidSoul, Les Mackeown, Creator/MollieSugden, Elton John, Music/EltonJohn, Cat Deeley, Vanessa Feltz, Paul [=McKenna=], George Michael, Music/GeorgeMichael, Ronnie Corbett, Jonathan Ross Creator/JonathanRoss, and Trisha Goddard have all appeared as themselves. Dennis Waterman crashed one of the Dennis Waterman sketches, ripping into the creators about how innacurate his portrayal was... before he sang the feem toon.
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* StaircaseTumble: Lou takes Andy to meet a woman who is also in a wheelchair. Andy dislikes her on sight, because she is in a wheelchair. When Lou's back is turned, Andy gets out of his own chair, and pushes the woman away, so that she rolls down a long flight of steps in her chair.

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