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* {{Squick}}: In a Series 3 episode, Claudia Winkleman had a taxidermic cat (ostensibly her childhood pet) as her possession in the Quick Fire Lies round. She stroked it lovingly for most of her turn, but as soon as her story was revealed to be a lie she dropped it back into its box and shook her hands in disgust.
** Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's claim that he smeared Marmite on his face for his dog to lick off, [[spoiler: which was thankfully a lie]].
-->'''Rhod Gilbert''': It has to be a lie, David, or else there's ''something wrong with him''.
** In Series 6, Miles Jupp claimed that, after showering, he brushes water off his arms with his hands before drying off with a towel. Richard Madeley asked if he also brushed water off between his legs with his hands, causing Rob and Lee to make identical disgusted expressions.
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** In Series 6, Miles Jupp claimed that, after showering, he brushes water off his arms with his hands before drying off with a towel. Richard Madeley asked if he also brushed water off between his legs with his hands, causing Rob and Lee to make identical disgusted expressions.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The set design for series 3 onwards.



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** AcceptableCulturalTargets: High- and low-class jokes directed at David Mitchell and Lee Mack, respectively.


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** CulturalStereotypes: High- and low-class jokes directed at David Mitchell and Lee Mack, respectively.
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** As of series 6, it's not even subtext any more.
-->[''Lee is claiming that the initials of his ex-girlfriends spell BERMUDA'']
-->'''Lee''': D... Dave. Experimental year. [''Points at David''] And if you've forgotten it, I'll never forgive you!
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* TheyJustDidntCare: The series 6 promotional material reused all the promotional images from series 5, and used clips from previous series in the trailer. This lack of effort was made obvious because David Mitchell had grown a beard whilst filming series 6.

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* TheyJustDidntCare: The series 6 promotional material reused all the promotional images from series 5, and used clips from previous series in the trailer. This lack of effort was made obvious because David Mitchell had grown a beard whilst filming series 6.between series.
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* TheyJustDidntCare: The series 6 promotional material reused all the promotional images from series 5, and used clips from previous series in the trailer. This lack of effort was made obvious because David Mitchell had grown a beard whilst filming series 6.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: During Dara O'Briain's story about needing to wear a cycle helmet in bed because of the violent nature of his dreams, Rob interrupts with a story about how he once dreamt he was spooning a tiger. It has no relevance to anything being said beyond the fact that it is a dream, which David promptly points out before Lee drags the story back on-topic.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: During Dara O'Briain's story about needing to wear a cycle helmet in bed because of the violent nature of his dreams, Rob interrupts with a story about how he once dreamt he was spooning a tiger.lion. It has no relevance to anything being said beyond the fact that it is a dream, which David promptly points out before Lee drags the story back on-topic.
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I don\'t think panels and seats qualify as special effects.


* HoYay: Quite a bit, especially since Brydon took over as host.
-->'''Rob Brydon''': I met a girl in cyberspace, glitterbabe22, and we started chatting, and eventually ended up having cybersex. ... Turns out we had a lot in common in real life. I was the host of ''Would I Lie to You?'' -- [[{{GIRL}} "she" was a team captain]] on ''Would I Lie to You?'' (''looks directly at David Mitchell'')
** Heck, in his first appearance as a guest he spent half the time flirting with Robert Webb and David Mitchell.
** Upon being confronted with a story about ''BluePeter'' presenters Simon Groom and Peter Duncan having a fight in the ''Blue Peter'' garden over a parking space because they "didn't get on", David Mitchell suggests that perhaps there was [[{{UST}} another force]] at work:
--->'''David Mitchell''': Maybe they actually really ''did'' get on. Deep down, there was a lot of love there, but a lot of love and complicated feelings and tears and hate, and they start fighting just to ''touch''! To ''touch'' another human! And then the fighting starts getting a bit amorous, and then they're kissing and fighting and scratching their clothes off each other, and then they fall in the pond and it's fine and there's no sex.
** The episode featuring JohnBarrowman naturally had its fair share of this.
** Received an inevitable lampshading when David's "Possession" claim in series 4 episode 8 was a travel-size dressing gown:
-->'''David''': To be honest, Lee, I don't know why you go into so many situations with me expecting arousal.
** And again in series 5:
-->'''Lee''' [''to David'']: You're just like my wife! In many ways!



* SpecialEffectFailure: The set design is often accused of this; the lurid colour-scheme aside, one review said it looked like the panellists were sitting "behind giant tubes of fruit Polos", and Julian Clary claimed it resembled a game of Bumper Cars on his guest appearance.
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** AcceptableNationalityTargets: Mainly from the British Isles, but some "Polish builder" jabs get through.
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** The appointment of Paul Henry as host of the New Zealand version of the show.
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* WTHCostumingDepartment: Lee is generally dressed more casually than David or Rob (who are invariably wearing suits), which occasionally leads to some bizarre clothing (in series 5 he appears to be wearing pyjamas and a biker jacket in different episodes).
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: During Dara O'Briain's story about needing to wear a cycle helmet in bed because of the violent nature of his dreams, Rob interrupts with a story about how he once dreamt he was spooning a tiger. It has no relevance to anything being said beyond the fact that it is a dream, which David promptly points out before Lee drags the story back on-topic.
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* MemeticMutation: The Hoot Owl of Death [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hoot-Owl-of-Death/259708320738281 seems to be heading this way]].
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** It seems to be generally agreed that Nick Hewer stole the show on his series 5 appearance.
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* TheWoobie: Miranda Hart in Series 5, episode 1.
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* MissedMomentOfAwesome: Dara O'Briain and Konnie Huq are both appearing in the fifth series. What a shame nobody thought to put them on the same programme! (For context: the bit in series 5 of ''MockTheWeek'', where David Mitchell was present, where Dara is mercilessly teased for having a crush on Konnie.)
** Of course, when you consider that ''Would I Lie to You'' is produced by Zeppotron, which is owned in part by Mr. Konnie Huq, aka CharlieBrooker...
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** AcceptableEthnicTargets: When Ronnie Corbett appeared on the show, there were plenty of cracks about his short stature. [[SelfDeprecatingHumor Several of them made by Corbett himsef]].

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** AcceptableEthnicTargets: When Ronnie Corbett appeared on the show, there were plenty of cracks about his short stature. [[SelfDeprecatingHumor Several of them made by Corbett himsef]].himself]].



** Similarily, Rob Brydon imagining David and KeeleyHawes going on a date after series 4 episode 1 of ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''.

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** Similarily, Similarly, Rob Brydon imagining David and KeeleyHawes going on a date after series 4 episode 1 of ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook''.



* [[WTHCastingAgency WTH Booking Agency]]: There were some... ''questionable'' choices of guests (Kelvin [=MacKenzie=] and Janet Street-Porter amongst them) in the third series.

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* [[WTHCastingAgency WTH Booking Agency]]: There were some... ''questionable'' choices of guests (Kelvin [=MacKenzie=] and Janet Street-Porter amongst them) in the third series.series.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The set design is often accused of this by reviewers.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: The set design is often accused of this by reviewers.this; the lurid colour-scheme aside, one review said it looked like the panellists were sitting "behind giant tubes of fruit Polos", and Julian Clary claimed it resembled a game of Bumper Cars on his guest appearance.
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** Of course, when you consider that ''Would I Lie to You'' is produced by Zeppotron, which is owned in part by Mr. Konnie Huq, aka CharlieBrooker...
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*** After this, the third series of ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' had "The Quiz Broadcast", a series of sketches in which David's character hosted a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] GameShow in a world that had been destroyed by [[NoodleIncident the Event]].

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*** ** After this, the third series of ''ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' had "The Quiz Broadcast", a series of sketches in which David's character hosted a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] GameShow in a world that had been destroyed by [[NoodleIncident the Event]].
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* MissedMomentOfAwesome: Dara O'Briain and Konnie Huq are both appearing in the fifth series. What a shame nobody thought to put them on the same programme! (For context: the bit in series 5 of ''MockTheWeek'', where David Mitchell was present, where Dara is mercilessly teased for having a crush on Konnie.)

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Following the disappointing bookings for series 3 (see WTH Booking Agency below), the much improved guest roster for series 4 was much welcomed.



* [[WTHCastingAgency WTH Booking Agency]]: There were some... ''questionable'' choices of guests in the third series.

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* SpotlightStealingSquad: Rob Brydon as host is far more involved in the action than Angus Deayton was and there have been moments where the focus has gone entirely off either team (and the ostensible fact they are discussing) and landed squarely on him; one of the worst cases was the first episode in series 4, where Martin Clunes' turn was more or less abandoned for the sake of Brydon's impressions.
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* DudeNotFunny: The host's autocue jokes are expected to push the bounds a bit, but sometimes they fall flat. The succession of Jimmy Savile jokes Angus Deayton read out following Claudia's story about ''Jim'll Fix It'' drew disgust from both the panel and audience and have been banned from being re-aired by the BBC.
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* MemeticMutation: The Horse Story.
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* MemeticMutation: The Horse Story.

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