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* '''Sing Along'''. Usually at the end<ref> this is usually done by the comedian so the rest of the cast will have time to put their posh frocks on for the final bow</ref>, the victorious heroes will teach the audience a song. Often the audience will be split in half and ordered to compete against each other. This virtually always ends with something along the lines of 'For the first in Panto history, it's a draw' to avoid hurt feelings on either side.
* '''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
* '''[[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.
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** 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.
* '''Big production''' - even the smallest amateur company will pull out all the stops for their pantomime. [[Captain Obvious|This is not a genre concerned with either realism or artistic minimalism]]. Sets are large and elaborate, the dame will usually have the most magnificent over-the-top dress (and change it every couple of scenes) and there is often a scene involving gunge, foam or other "messy" fun. ''Aladdin'' often features a scene in the Chinese laundry run by Widow Twanky, providing an excuse for filling the stage with suds. Or characters will randomly decide to do some baking, resulting in flour being thrown.
* '''[[Hey
** A more recent variant is the casting of an actor with [[Shakespearian Actors|impeccable dramatic credentials]] (such as Sir [[Ian McKellen]]) as a Dame or another minor character.
** In some productions, the guest stars can turn into the [[
* '''[[Historical
** In many of the panto [[Stroke Country]], the in jokes normally mock the football team The Crusaders (normally by commenting on their consistently bad performance much to the chagrin of nearly ever Crusaders supporter in the audience) or mocking our accent. One such instance had the pantomime Dame mocking the fact that we say 'more' as 'moor' much [[Hilarity Ensued]].
* '''Innuendo'''. While Pantomimes are ostensibly aimed at children, much of the humour is composed of sexual innuendo [[Parental Bonus|intended to go over the children's heads]]. ("I do declare, the [[Prince Charming|Prince]]'s [[
** [[Periphery Demographic]] features heavily here. It isn't unusual to find works outings booked to Panto with nary a child to be seen. Frankly half the people there with kids have only dragged them along as cover.
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