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Not to be confused with miming things (as in [[Enemy Mime]] or [[Mime-and-Music-Only Cartoon]]), which is what "pantomime" means in America.
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* Much '''[[Crosscast Role|crossdressing]]''', specifically,
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** Any good panto will leave a pause for the regular jokes. "I didn't come here to be insulted!" (pause) Audience member(s): "Where do you usually go?" If the audience doesn't say the necessary line another cast member will.
** People are expected to loudly boo and hiss whenever the villains are onstage.
* '''Sing Along'''. Usually at the end,<ref>
* '''The [[Pantomime Animal]]''', usually a four-legged creature such as a horse or a cow played by two actors in an animal costume.
* '''The Harlequinade''': A slapstick intermezzo featuring characters from the [[Commedia Dell'Arte]]. Nowadays, it's usually replaced with some [[Scooby Doo]] slapstick with
* '''[[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]''' Usually prior to the sing-along. Basically, someone in the cast takes the opportunity to read out the names of the groups in the audience. There's always a Scout troupe or Boys'/Girls' Brigade.
** Or they'll use material from other notable comedy acts, preferrably older for the adults to recognise and the kids to enjoy. Such as [[Morecambe and Wise]]'s version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HgFLJLY-2o "I'm Wishing"] for any Snow White shows.
** Also, expect a '''''lot''''' of [[Actor Allusion
* '''Sweeties''': treats are often thrown into the audience from the stage at some point (again, often at the end). In my home town, these are traditionally Wagon Wheel biscuits. Never having caught one at a panto can be a source of minor childhood trauma.
** Sadly, this tradition is being phased out in many places because of [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]]. Some shows will have a variation e.g. in ''Aladdin'' where Widow Twankey might throw comically oversized laundry into the audience instead.
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