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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Two Thousand AD (Comic Book)|2000 AD]]'' had ''[[Zenith (Comic Book)|Zenith]]'', a British '80s superhero-cum-rockstar who fit almost all the negative aspects of this trope.
 
== [[Film]] ==
* The band from ''[[This Is Spinal Tap (Film)|This Is Spinal Tap]]''.
* Ben Sergeant and his band in ''[[Tamara Drewe]]''.
* Aldous Snow in ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' and ''[[Get Him to The Greek]]''. Snow is interesting in that he combines [[Exaggerated Trope|exaggeration]], [[Subverted Trope|subversion]], and [[Self-Parody]]:
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In the final season of ''[[Just Shoot Me (TV)|Just Shoot Me]]'' Nina has a washed up British pop-star as a boyfriend.
** An early episode had Maya interview a famous British rocker whose big hit was called "Nina in the Cantina". Everyone, including Nina, assumes the song is about her, but when the two meet, he doesn't have any idea who Nina is.
* Charlie on ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'' was one in his back-story.
* Once on ''[[Quantum Leap (TV)|Quantum Leap]]'' Sam leaped into a British Rock Star, whose band had taken up [[Kiss|KISSesque]] facial makeup as a gimmick. He has a stalker who claims to be his son from a tryst with his mother 16 years previous (which would make this band a popular British band in America [[The British Invasion|pre-Beatles]]).
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]'' had an early episode where the station sponsored a concert with the British band, Scum of the Earth, who stress that they specialize in ''Hoodlum Rock''. The difference from Punk Rock is that they dress in fine suits and ties, speak in erudite English and gleefully commit violent crimes on everyone, including their fans, whenever possible.
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' sketch "Needs More Cowbell" has the British producer/rock star [[Christopher Walken|Bruce Dickinson]] (not to be confused with [[Iron Maiden (Music)|the real]] [[Bruce Dickinson (Music)|Bruce Dickinson]], who is also British).
* In one episode of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' Wayne plays a rock star in his hotel room in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-s2uAovzbQ this] round of ''Let's Make A Date''. He automatically goes for a British accent.
 
== [[Magazines]] ==
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* There are several examples in the ''[[Vidoegame/Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto]]'' series.
** In ''[[Vidoegame/Grand Theft Auto Vice City|Vice City]]'', you must escort Love Fist, a Scottish band that is very similar to [[Spinal Tap]] around.
** In ''[[Vidoegame/Grand Theft Auto San Andreas|San Andreas]]'' you meet up with two characters associated with a band who are largely parodies of this trope (though their style leans more towards pre-Britpop, like [[The Stone Roses]], [[Suede]] and [[Happy Mondays]]). The lead singer's name is [[The Beatles (Musicband)|Maccer]] (he even wears a Reni hat).
** ''[[Vidoegame/Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]'' has Crow, an ahead-of-his-time, egotistical humanitarian crusader.
* ''[[Vidoegame/Dead Rising 2|Dead Rising 2]]'' has heavy rockers named Jeanna Slick, Floyd Stone, and Allen Ash who are members of the band Angel Lust. The trio mistook the zombie horde for fans. Well it's not that much of a stretch to be fair. They had such lines as "Oi mate get off the bloody stage" and "Zombies? Blimey!" They even destroy a crowd of zombies through the Power of Rock.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* On ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'' when Bart gets a guitar he has an [[Imagine Spot]] where he becomes one of these.
{{quote| I'd [[Funetik Aksent|loik to play me latest chaht-toppah]]. It's called, "Me Fans Are Stupid Pigs."}}
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animationanimation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'': The episode "Risky Beesness" involved a British rock band who were locked in their room by the villainess who wore a bee costume, could command bees, and considered herself a musician. While in their dressing room, they spoke in received British pronunciation, had tea, and showed that the show's writers [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research]] regarding language in a children's show.
* The ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: (Animation)Boy Genius|Jimmy Neutron]]'' episode where Jimmy, Sheen, and Carl start a rock band has Carl adopting a fake British accent at one point.
* On the ''[[California Raisins]]'' TV specials, the Raisins' main rival is a Mick Jagger-esque rocker named Lick Broccoli.
* In ''[[Regular Show]]'', a future version of Mordecai and Rigby, who are famous rock stars, speak in vaguely Liverpudlian accents despite being American.
* Murdoc Niccals of ''[[Gorillaz (Music)|Gorillaz]]'' fame. 2D as well, but Murdoc fits the persona, whereas 2D is just [[The Ditz]].
* Punk Rocket from ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'', who was the villain in the Lost Episode.
 
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