History WebVideo / Britanick

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: 'A Talk With Dad' has Nick's dad ask Nick what happened at school as Nick is treating a black eye. Nick responds [[spoiler:that HE (his dad) suddenly appeared at school for the sole purpose of beating him.]] HilarityEnsues.

* FreakyFridayFlip: "A Monologue for Three" ends with a four-way example of this between Nick, Brian, Danny Pudi and . . . you'll just have to watch it. The swap is left unresolved at the end.
** A variation happens in 'Sexy Pool Party', where its implied at the end that anyone who gets wet will change bodies with a hot celebrity. It also doesn't seem limited to a singular body either.

** Inanimate objects are also not immune; a beer can becomes a glass of Martini.
** Makes one wonder [[FridgeLogic what became of the girl that Fifi the dog changed with.]]

* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Invoked in Herpex.

** [[spoiler: Where was I? Where the Hell did I go? Why was David Bowie there?]]

* TheReveal: Used liberally in 'The Dinner Party', and at one point the {{Sting}} kept playing even though nothing was being revealed at all.
** Things revealed include: [[spoiler:Nick's and Brian's wives have had affairs with each others' husbands; Nick's wife had an affair with Steven Evans; Steven is actually Nick's best friend, not Brian; they ran out of wine; you can't use symbols in ''TabletopGame/{{Pictionary}}''; Brian's wife's name is actually Heather, and she's actually from New Zealand, and she also had an affair with Steven; Brian's tea leaves formed a sort of "W"; and Steven was at the party the whole time.]]

* ZanyScheme: Parodied in "Teamwork." Brian wants a kiss from the beautiful Jennifer, so he and Nick try various, increasingly bizarre attempts to get one. In the end, Jennifer's roommate outright tells them that they don't need any wacky schemes to do so--Jennifer's dumb enough to simply kiss Brian if he asks.

** Things revealed include: [[spoiler:Nick's and Brian's wives have had affairs with each others' husbands; Nick's wife had an affair with Steven Evans; Steven is actually Nick's best friend, not Brian; they ran out of wine; you can't use symbols in pictionary; Brian's wife's name is actually Heather, and she's actually from New Zealand, and she also had an affair with Steven; Brian's tea leaves formed a sort of "W"; and Steven was at the party the whole time.]]

** It's eventually taken UpToEleven when all Nick has to do is step inside the apartment to suddenly become completely naked.

* DramaticThunder: In "The Mystery", thunder strikes both times the detective's client seemingly reveals the culprit of his wife's murder after the detective asks him to [[RepeatWhatYouJustSaid Repeat What He Just Said]].

* RepeatWhatYouJustSaid: [[ExaggeratedTrope Taken to its ultimate extreme]] in "The Mystery". A detective tells his client to repeat what he just said in regards to his wife's murder, but [[SubvertedTrope instead of stopping the man at the point you would expect him to]], he continues to order him to repeat what he said before that and before that and so on. The man ends up recounting moments from his [[{{Reincarnation}} past lives]] and eventually future lives as well, as it turns out the [[EternalRecurrence universe is cyclical]], before he loops back to the present.

As the series has become more popular, they've attracted the attention of a few well-known actors, and some of their later videos have featured Danny Pudi (of ''Series/{{Community}}''), Creator/JossWhedon, and Creator/NathanFillion.

** Things revealed include: [[spoiler:Nick's and Brian's wives have had affairs with each others' husbands; Nick's wife had an affair with Steven Evans; Steven is actually Nick's best friend, not Brian; they ran out of wine; you can't use symbols in pictionary; Brian's wife's name is actually Heather, and she's actually from New Zealand; Brian's tea leaves formed a sort of "W"; and Steven was at the party the whole time.]]

* HairTriggerSoundEffect: : In "The Dinner Party", every dark revelation is followed by a musical sting. At least until near the end, when the definition of "revelation" gets a bit out of control.

* MrFanservice: Invoked in "Sexy Pool Party." Nick and Brian [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin have a pool party]], and when Brian goes underwater and comes back out, he's somehow transformed into an extremely attractive male model. When he towels off, he's back to his old self, and then explains to Nick that "everyone looks better coming out of the water." Nick tries it himself, and also turns into a hot guy. Later, the two of them, along with their transformed dog Fifi, all go under at the same time to become the epitome of sexiness...Nathan Fillion!

** Similarly, in "The Morning Routine" (not the one described above), Brian discovers a beautiful woman in his bed after a night of drinking and can't remember her name. He goes to Nick and a visiting friend for help, and the two claim they have perfect schemes...which include trying to sneak into a movie with a TotemPoleTrench, (badly) imitating the lead of ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'', and pretending to be an improv troupe. The last one is the only one even ''remotely'' connected to the task at hand ("I'll need a girl's name that I can't ''believe'' slept with Brian!"). Both Brian and the woman get irritated with the constant plots.

* SpecialGuest: Alongside their work on the 2013 release of MuchAdoAboutNothing, they were able to get appearances from Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/NathanFillion, and much of the rest of the cast in various episodes.

** Similarly, in "The Morning Routine" (not the one described above), Brian discovers a beautiful woman in his bed after a night of drinking and can't remember her name. He goes to Nick and a visiting friend for help, and the two claim they have perfect schemes...which include trying to sneak into a movie with a TotemPoleTrench, (badly) recapping the plot of ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'', and pretending to be an improv troupe. The last one is the only one even ''remotely'' connected to the task at hand ("I'll need a girl's name that I can't ''believe'' slept with Brian!"). Both Brian and the woman get irritated with the constant plots.

* ZanyScheme: Parodied in "Teamwork." Brian wants a kiss from the beautiful Jennifer, so he and Nick try various, increasingly bizarre attempts to get one. In the end, Jennifer's roommate outright tells them that they don't need any wacky schemes to do so--Jennifer's dumb enough to simply kiss Brian if he asks.

'''Nick''': I am gonna punch you in the face.\\
'''Brian''': Don't punch me in the face!\\

Their best-known video is probably their {{Troperrific}} ATrailerForEveryAcademyAwardWinningMovieEver.

-->'''Nick''': I am gonna punch you in the face.
-->'''Brian''': Don't punch me in the face!
-->'''Nick''': I am gonna punch you in the face.
-->'''Brian''': Don't punch me in the face!
-->'''Nick''': I am gonna punch you in the face.
-->'''Brian''': Don't punch me in the face!
-->'''Nick''': I am ''not'' gonna punch you in the face.
-->'''Brian''': You punch me in the face. [[OhCrap What-]]
-->''(Nick punches Brian in the face.)''