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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Julian and Sandy are textbook cases: walking camp stereotypes, not to mention speech peppered with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari Polari], but it's never actually stated that they're gay, and indeed the subject of sexuality is never discussed, only sniggeringly alluded to. In what turned out to be the final episode, they casually reveal that they both have wives.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Julian and Sandy are textbook cases: walking camp stereotypes, not to mention speech peppered with [[wikipedia:Polari|Polari]], but it's never actually stated that they're gay, and indeed the subject of sexuality is never discussed, only sniggeringly alluded to. In what turned out to be the final episode, they casually reveal that they both have wives.
* [[As Himself]]:
* [[As Himself]]:
** Kenneth Horne always acted as if he was himself, even in the main sketches where he's usually playing a part. (A lot like Neddie Seagoon, except even more of a [[Straight Man]]).
** Kenneth Horne always acted as if he was himself, even in the main sketches where he's usually playing a part. (A lot like Neddie Seagoon, except even more of a [[Straight Man]]).
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* [[Gratuitous French]]: The writers were quite fond of using [[Catch Phrase|your actual French.]]
* [[Gratuitous French]]: The writers were quite fond of using [[Catch Phrase|your actual French.]]
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Played absolutely deliberately
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Played absolutely deliberately
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]:
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
** Kenneth Williams was that stuck-up guy with the expressive nostrils in the ''[[Carry On]]'' films. He also went on to become a regular on ''[[Just a Minute]]'', where he was often [[The Prima Donna]] persona very similar to the one he played in the "out-of-character" moments of ''Round the Horne''.
** Kenneth Williams was that stuck-up guy with the expressive nostrils in the ''[[Carry On]]'' films. He also went on to become a regular on ''[[Just a Minute]]'', where he was often [[The Prima Donna]] persona very similar to the one he played in the "out-of-character" moments of ''Round the Horne''.
** Bill Pertwee played the warden in ''[[Dads Army (TV)|Dads Army]]''.
** Bill Pertwee played the warden in ''[[Dad's Army (TV)|Dads Army]]''.
** Hugh Paddick would many years later play [[Insistent Terminology|a thespian]] in ''[[Black Adder]]''.
** Hugh Paddick would many years later play [[Insistent Terminology|a thespian]] in ''[[Black Adder]]''.
* [[Inherently Funny Words]]:
* [[Inherently Funny Words]]:
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** Douglas Smith going off on narcissistic tangents.
** Douglas Smith going off on narcissistic tangents.
** "Many times. Many, many times."
** "Many times. Many, many times."
* [[Shout Out]]: [[The Importance of Being Earnest|"A handbaaaag?"]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[The Importance of Being Earnest|"A handbaaaag?"]]
* [[Straight Man]]: Kenneth Horne. (Not like that! Although, admittedly, when he's up against [[Camp Gay|Julian and Sandy]]...)
* [[Straight Man]]: Kenneth Horne. (Not like that! Although, admittedly, when he's up against [[Camp Gay|Julian and Sandy]]...)
* [[Strapped to An Operating Table]]
* [[Strapped to An Operating Table]]
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