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* ''Sound Effects mk II'' (two audience members make sounds for both Ryan and Colin) often winds up with irrelevant sounds [[Handwaved]] as sick animals or bowel movements, while ''lack'' of sounds usually draws an "I left the silencer on" from Colin. One rare case involved mishearing a sound as police sirens, and the game spun out of control.

* Some ''Props'' remotely resembling known shapes and symbols would be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqn8b7CcBDw interpreted as rejected versions of said symbols]. (NSFW at 2:20)

** And Wayne's known to use the same gossipy [[Sassy Black Woman]] impression that always begins with saying "So I was telling (made-up name)" [[Chatty Hairdresser|while using some props as hairdressing implements.]]

** Several playings of Props, especially those with Brad, reference a character called the Giant. A racket-shaped prop becomes the Giant's bottle opener. A large, stringy prop came from cleaning out the Giant's shower drain. Etc.

*** On one occasion, famously neither of them could think of a joke porn movie title and Colin just blurted out "We're watching animal porn!"

** See [[Executive Meddling]] above. Jokes about how Colin looks older still remain:

** Both Colin and Ryan refer to having grown up 'in the backwoods of Saskatchewan in (decade in which the current song is set)'.

** Colin also sometimes claims to be 'a child of the streets', which not even Ryan seems to believe.

* ''Newsflash'' has also spawned two - it begins with a [[Is This Thing Still On?]] gag, and there's always a blatant attempt to mess with the 'field reporter' by making him describe what scene he is in, or explain its cause, ''before'' dropping the hints. To his credit, Colin would ''always'' have a ready answer.

* ''Home Shopping'' resulted in the only known outright copout by Colin and Ryan [[Refuge in Audacity|(spun into a Running Gag because the audience loved it anyway)]]:

* ''Weird Newscasters'' would sometimes have the lead anchor invoke some sort of [[Theme Naming]] for themselves and their "colleagues"; Greg, Brad and Colin in particular are masters of the [[Punny Name]] ("Chester Buttocks", "Harry Hindquarters", "Woodrow [[But Idon]]'thaveapaddle"...)

** And Wayne, who always gets the sport role and a position on the extreme left (his right) of the stage, would abuse said position by involving Drew and/or the desk in his bit, since he was right next to them.

** In one memorable example of the [[Punny Name]] running gag, Chip (as an energetic game show host) pre-empts Colin's usual punny intro and uses Colin's real name, which Colin ''then turns into a pun.''

'''Colin''': ''(after a long pause to let the laughter die down)'' "Welcome to the six o'clock news. I'm your anchor, Colin Themarines." }}

** Whereas previous straight man hosts had just begun the sketch with a straightforwardly amusing news story, Colin started a ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' style routine where he would lead up a complicated pun. Brad also did this a few times.

* Coming back from commercials, Drew would sometimes admit to doing something odd in an inappropriately cheerful way.

* The US version of ''Weird Superheroes'' often began with Drew going "There's a (crisis to be averted), (first superhero name)! What are you gonna do?!"

* Drew's habit of picking the more attractive audience members to join in for ''Song Styles'', ''Duets'' or other such games would lead to ''[[Chivalrous Pervert|any players not actually involved in the game]]'' (usually Ryan) to welcome her as well.

** In the British version, Greg and Ryan both did this for Clive.

* Any time one of the characters has to play a drill sergeant, we get a [[Full Metal Jacket]] parody:

'''Ryan''': Only two things come from Texas: Steers, and YOU! }}

* In ''Backwards Scene'', Ryan has more than once thrown off the other player by suddenly laughing and saying "A ''penguin?!''"

== UK Version ==

* During the later UK series, Clive Anderson introduced the players in an amusing way with a [[Take That]] twist at the fourth player, who tended to be Ryan. Occasionally he would change it to something meaningless just to confuse Ryan when he'd been ready to get comedically riled up:

* ''Props'' often led one pair to mimic the other pair's act deliberately, even with completely different props on hand.

Mike: (holding up a huge bent-shape) "No, THIS looks like a German U-Boat!" }}

* ''Scenes from a Hat'' suffered a lot from [[Dork Age|awkward writing]] at this stage in time, but got quite a bit of mileage from the recurring "a gathering/convention/family reunion of (certain types of people)" suggestion.

** In the same vein, any game parodying a talk show would get the fake show title "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|People Who Know More Than You Do]]".

* Tony, back in the mid-90s, was a self-proclaimed "media slut." More than once the show would begin after a commercial break with Clive awarding points based off of how many commercials during it starred him. (These jokes have lost their effectiveness over time. Especially in America.) And we can't forget [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6p2gvm3t6s the Party Quirks where Rory impersonated him]...

'''Tony''': (realizing the joke) Oh, ''[[Sarcasm Mode|ha ha]]''. (jokingly, to the camera, while miming holding a cigarette in his hand) Can I just say--I'm not playing anymore. }}

* Clive's lack of a neck and hair were both frequently made fun of by various members of the cast, particularly Greg. Unfortunately for Greg, Clive often got where he was going before he could get the jokes going, though that often make the joke funnier.