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1998-2001 [[Sketch Comedy]] show performed by British Indians Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia. Most sketches were self-parody of British Asians and Asian culture, the reaction of white British people to Asians, or Indian-styled spoofs of western TV shows. [[Sound to Screen Adaptation|Began as a radio series]], then became a TV adaption on [[BBC 1]].

'''''Goodness Gracious Me''''' was a 1998-2001 [[Sketch Comedy]] show performed by British Indians Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia. Most sketches were self-parody of British Asians and Asian culture, the reaction of white British people to Asians, or Indian-styled spoofs of western TV shows. [[Sound to Screen Adaptation|Began as a radio series]], then became a TV adaption on [[BBC 1]].

Regular characters included:

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The best remembered sketch from the show, which has won several awards, was "Going for an English" - a parody of the behaviour of drunken Brits in Indian restaurants.

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=== Tropes used in the show include: ===

* [[Berserk Button]] - Try suggesting that the Kapoors and Rabindranaths - er, Coopers and Robinsons - are anything but 100% English ...

* [[The "B" Grade]] - "My son got a B!"

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