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* [[Captain Obvious]]: In a discussion about John Paul II:
{{quote|'''Phill:''' But the Pope's a good man.
'''Mark:''' [[Sincerity Mode|...Yeah, he is]].<br />
'''Sean:''' He's a ''holy'' man!<br />
'''Mark:''' Yes Sean, we know that, ''he's the Pope''. }}
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Mark introduced the first few series with "Hello and welcome to ''Never Mind The Buzzcocks'', the pop quiz that says..." followed by a pun based on a line from a song. Later, it was "Hello, and welcome to ''Never Mind The Buzzcocks'', a..." followed by a alliterative phrase like "rumbuctious ransack through the rainforest of rock". By series 10, it was "Hello, and welcome to ''Never Mind The Buzzcocks'', the comedy equivalent of..." followed by something painful, or in one case, "landfill".
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* [[Precision F-Strike]]: The show doesn't shy away from using profanity, but the jabs and insults are always wrapped in eloquence and metaphor; so when Bill's only comment on ''Loose Women'' is "Oh God, I hate those ''bitches''", you know he means it.
* [[Product Placement]]: Parodied.
{{quote|'''Phill:''' Then he [one of [[The Bee Gees]]] sings "[[Mondegreen|I've got a penguin on my shoes]]", but what we don't know, Mark, is whether it's a penguin as in the wildfowl, or as in [[wikipedia:Penguin (biscuit)|the delicious chocolatey biscuit]].<br />
'''Mark:''' Are you being paid by them to say that?<br />
'''Phill''' ''([[Aside Glance]])'': No, but it is indeed a tasty sweet treat! }}
* [[The Quiet One]]: Sean Hughes. When he left the show, Mark commemorated him with a montage of 'his contributions to the show', which consisted of clips of Sean's other team members answering questions while Sean sat quietly in the background.
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