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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The entire show, especially the violence, is played as outrageous comedy.
* [[Slapstick]]: The style of the show, even named after the type of stick Punch uses.
* [[Throw the Dog Aa Bone]]: In some shows Judy will get her hands on his stick and beat him with it. Though this is usually followed by [[Yank the Dog's Chain|Punch snatching it back]] and [[Kick the Dog|beating her with it]].
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Guess who?
 
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* ''[[Riddley Walker]]'', where it forms the main cultural legacy (along with the legend of St. Eustace) of our world and plays a huge part in the symbolism of the plot.
* [[Neil Gaiman]]'s short memoir-graphic novel with [[Dave McKean]], ''The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch''.
* [[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]]:
** The short story "Theatre of Cruelty" features a Punch-and-Judy show, only {{spoiler|with enslaved gnomes instead of puppets. That's ''not'' the way to do it.}}
** In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'', [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Polly]] mentions having seen one or two of these in town.
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Wyrd Sisters|Wyrd Sisters]]'' has a scene where the playwright Hwel, after being hit by two inspirations simultaneously, attempts to write what is effectively ''[[Richard III]]'' as a Punch-and-Judy show.
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'', discussing Granny Weatherwax's hatred of theatre, and resulting fascination with it, says that even the Punch-and-Judy men have stopped coming to Lancre out of terror of her glaring at them from the front row.
* ''[[Chrestomanci|The Magicians of Caprona]]'' by [[Diana Wynne Jones]]
* ''[[The Anubis Gates]]'' by [[Tim Powers]]
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* Tony Hancock co-wrote and appeared in a film called ''The Punch and Judy Man'' which features a Punch and Judy performer whose troubled relationship with his wife reflects the relationship between Punch and Judy.
* [[Real Life]] - if you've ever used the phrase "Pleased as Punch," it refers to Punch's habit of applauding when he has just committed some particularly violent deed.
* [[Hi De -de-Hi!]] features Mr Partridge, the perpetually drunk, child-hating Punch And Judy man.
* The video game ''Dragon Quest VIII'' has a roaming monster named "Punchin' Judy" that fights the party with hand puppets.
* Harrison Birtwistle's opera ''Punch and Judy'' is a very violent take on the dysfunctional family. Benjamin Britten walked out of it during the premiere.
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* [[Coldplay]]'s video for "Life In Technicolor II"
* "Yoga" by [[The Mountain Goats]]
* In ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'', Bertie's looking to kill some time, and watches a show. Of course, [[The Ditz|Bertie]] is engrossed by what, in his opinion, may be the absolute last word in entertainment.
* Joker in ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'' has a pair of clownlike brutes named this, which sets up the following joke: "By the way, have you met my associates Judy and ... ''Punch?''" [["Hey You!" Haymaker|*POW*]]
* [[The Santa Clause]]: What's unusual here is that [[Playing Against Type|they don't beat each other up]]; instead, they just talk to each other and play nice. They are also most likely [[Living Toys]], as they seem to be busy before Scott Calvin enters the room, and react to him [[I See London|dropping his pants]].
* [[The Tiger Lillies]] have an album called ''Punch and Judy''.
* Appears in the novel ''[[Rivers of London]]'' where the entire book {{spoiler|is just one huge [[Whole-Plot Reference]] in disguise and Mister Punch is the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of Riot and Rebellion}}.
* ''[[Are You Being Served? (TV)|Are You Being Served]]'': There's an episode called "The Punch and Judy Affair" where they play life-size versions of the characters.
* Marillion have a song called ''Punch & Judy''.
* In ''[[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|102 Dalmatians]]'', Chloe and her dogs meet up with Kevin, his dogs, and Waddlesworth the parrot to see one of these shows. Hilarity and disaster ensues when spotless Oddball sees the dog puppet wearing a spotted sweater and tries to get it, and then eventually getting tied up in a bunch of balloons floating while at it. {{spoiler|After being rescued, the puppeteer gives her the sweater}}
* Figures prominently in the M.R. James ghost story "A Disappearance and an Appearance", as part of a nightmarish [[Dreaming of Things to Come|foreshadowing dream.]]
* [[The Marx Brothers|Harpo Marx]] manages to get himself ''in'' a Punch and Judy show in ''Monkey Business.''
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