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The acts who appear in the show-within-the-show are actual up-and-coming sketch troupes like Pappy's and the Penny Dreadfuls.
 
Every episode features a foolish scheme on the part of either Dick or Dom, and a special guest who must absolutely not hear of the shenanigans... [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Many, many homages and [[Shout -Out|ShoutOuts]] to famous comedy routines and tropes- some of them contained in a “History of funny business” segment, which follows the [[Monty Python]] stage show “lecture on the history of custard pies” format, with “Subject A” (Dick) and “Subject B” (Dom) demonstrating slapstick routines while a voiceover explains the gag.
 
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* [[Running Gag]]: Each episode has one, and there are also ones running all the way through, like a book falling on Dom's head.
* [[Saving the Orphanage]]: Raising money to save Funny Business from being closed down by the theatre owner.
* [[Sink -or -Swim Fatherhood]]: The first episode- a baby is left on their doorstep.
* Slapstick
* [[Special Guest]]: Every week.
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