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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: You may not believe it at first, especially when the man himself is uncredited, but Mr. Noseybonk was portrayed by {{spoiler|[[Stuart Ashen]] himself}}. [http://uptojump.com/ashens/wordpress/2008/12/noseybox-onhttp://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Screenwipe?action=edit-the-tellybonk.html Really].

* [[Hypocritical Humour]]: Especially about the way TV shows are made. Also, in the 2007 retrospective the storm of scandals over faked phone-in contests and a misleading trailer about the Queen damaged people's trust in TV as a whole, illustrated by [[Vox Pops|asking a member of the public]]:

'''Interviewee:''' No, not really. }}

* [[I'll Be in My Bunk]]: And then some: upon viewing disturbing or violent imagery, Charlie's reaction is to utter "oh yeah" and stick a hand down his pants.

* [[Insult Backfire]]: In the "Aspirational TV" segment (see [[Atomic F-Bomb]] above)

'''Random Socialite:''' ''[Unflinching]'' No. }}

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Charlie's [[Jerkass Facade]] is really paper-thin. He's clearly horrified when some of the show's participants for a parody of ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' mistake him for an actual mean git, and quickly tries to make amends.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: During the show, they claimed they interviewed "TV insiders", but to conceal their identity, they filmed them in a darkened room, and used one of the researchers in their place instead.

* [[Logic Bomb]]: In an episode that examines televisual trickery used to bend the truth, Charlie presents the "Truthbot 2000", a [[Beeping Computers|deliberately low-budget prop]] he claims can detect falsehoods and alert the viewers. Truthbot instantly points out that it is just a box with some lights and circuits inside with a voice dubbed on later. Charlie asks it how it knows this if it's just a cheap prop, the paradox causes it to overload and explode.

* [[Male Frontal Nudity]]: Shows up when talking about how it usually doesn't show up.

* [[Manipulative Editing]]: A segment about reality television demonstrated quite aptly that with the exact same footage, you can create almost any narrative you want.

* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: Grandaddy's ''Am180'', also known as the "''[[28 Days Later]]''s Shopping scene" song.

* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]

* [[Running Gag]]: The three monsters who attack and piss on people. They also appear on ''[[TV Go Home]]''.

** Barry Shitpeas, one of the recurring [[Vox Pops|talking heads]].

** "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYce_R9mBVM#t=6m45s I've got a face like a pedophile walrus.]"

** Having dismissed ''Britannia High'''s apparent theme, that vapid pop stardom is the pinnacle of achievement:

* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: Even though the show is show post-[[Watershed]], Charlie gets bleeped almost every time he says "fuck".

** Note that while Charlie's speech is censored, clips from shows he's reviewing aren't.

* [[Take That]]

* [[Totally Radical]]: In the links for a segment on yoof TV, Charlie is dressed in a hoodie, baggy jeans and a chunky gold chain.

* [[Vox Pops]]: Parodied, as above in [[Hypocritical Humour]].