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{{quote|''Hello, I'm John Sergeant, and welcome to'' Argumental, ''the show where the hottest names in comedy debate the biggest issues facing mankind. Is air travel viable? Do we need a DNA database? [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|And can I claim for "Busty Babes 12" on my expenses]]?"''|John Sergeant}}▼
''Argumental'' (2008-2012)
▲{{quote|''Hello, I'm John Sergeant, and welcome to'' Argumental, ''the show where the hottest names in comedy debate the biggest issues facing mankind. Is air travel viable? Do we need a DNA database? [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|And can I claim for "Busty Babes 12" on my expenses]]?"''|John Sergeant}}
The show was hosted for three series by noted journalist and [[Strictly Come Dancing|dance legend]] [[John Sergeant]], with [[Marcus Brigstocke]] as the red team captain and [[Rufus Hound]] as the blue team captain.
▲''Argumental'' (2008-) is a British [[Panel Game|Panel Show]] in its fourth series (as of 2012). The show features two teams each of a permanent captain and a guest [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|arguing]] about current events, celebrities, culture, and anything else the host throws at them.
▲The show was hosted for three series by noted journalist and [[Strictly Come Dancing|dance legend]] [[John Sergeant]], with [[Marcus Brigstocke]] as the red team captain and [[Rufus Hound]] as the blue team captain. From the fourth series on, [[Sean Lock]] is the host, with captains [[Seann Walsh]] and [[Robert Webb]].
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* [[Audience Participation]]: They vote on the winners of each round, and are occasionally dragged individually or ''en masse'' into the argument by the panelists.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Rufus is not a fan of themed rounds of Slideshow. He once got several pictures of boats in a row, swore at the producers, and ran into the audience to continue his argument by [[It Makes Sense in Context|flirting with an audience member]].
* [[Brief Accent Imitation]]: Mostly Marcus in his arguments: everything from French to American to [[
* [[Butt Monkey]]: All of them, for each other.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: In his guest days, Sean Lock embodied this trope.
** He stated that the energy crisis can be solved with zoo animals running in giant hamster wheels.
** Part of his argument that December is better than July hinged on the fact that he can keep beer cold in his garden in December, whereas it would be hot in July. This led to him informing everyone that he keeps his beer in his garden [[Insane Troll Logic|because his fridge is full of blood plasma for children's operations]].
* [[Cool Old Guy]] / [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!]]: John Sergeant, whose autocue remarks are often laced with double entendres and written to make him sound like a sexagenarian party animal with loose morals.
* [[Corpsing]]: Occasionally the opposing team will have a sincere laugh during an argument, either by the arguer's design or by accident.
** Or during their own teammate's argument. [[Funny Background Event|Don't say "gunt" in front of]] [[Phill Jupitus]].
** During the Slideshow round, Sean Lock had a [[Nerd Glasses|difficult time seeing]] the images on the screen, and mistook one picture of scrub sponges for three Filofaxes until Rufus corrected him. Marcus and Phill nearly fell off their chairs in helpless laughter.
** [[Johnny Vegas]]'s argument against binge drinking is another memorable example.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: How John Sergeant says half his autocue lines with a straight face is truly a miracle.
* [[Depth Deception]]: Rufus asserted that [[Tom Cruise]] is actually eleven feet tall and only appears short because he's such a good actor. He then used the Cruise cardboard cutout to demonstrate.
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* [[Digging Yourself Deeper]]: Occasionally the panelists end up losing the support of the audience mid-argument, usually with a bad joke, and just keep making it worse, usually by calling the audience twats.
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Often a panelist's only way out during the Slideshow round.
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'''Marcus Brigstocke:''' Now, I'd be ''lion'' if I said that hell was better than heaven. But let me tell you, folks, it's a sense of ''pride'' that I stand here, with my ''mane'' argument... }}
* [[Male Frontal Nudity]]: Rufus showed ''everything'' to the crowd in one second-series argument about naturism.
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'''Rufus Hound:''' How dare you, I'm sat here in a tie! }}
* [[Partial Nudity]]:
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** Marcus also once unbuttoned most of his shirt to demonstrate to [[Andy Parsons]] that, in fact, he [[Carpet of Virility|does not lack the ability to grow body hair]].
** And there was Kieran the stripper in a fourth-series episode. Not only that, but he motivated [[Jack Whitehall]] to drop trou as well.
** Rufus removed his shirt on one occasion to show his tattoos to everyone.
* [[Right for
** Also sometimes the basis for the audience's votes.
* [[Show Stopper]]: Marcus and Rufus performed a spontaneous musical version of ''Argumental'' during an argument about whether or not musicals are rubbish.
* [[Take That]]: Almost more the show's premise than arguing is. Politicians and celebrities tend to bear most of the load, with the other panelists and various cultural groups picking up the slack.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: [[Frankie Boyle]], no matter what team he's on.
* [[A Touch of Class, Ethnicity, and Religion]]: Often what the first round is based on, but also makes up 90% of Rufus's jokes about Marcus.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Marcus and Rufus, in ''spades''.
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