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[[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]] is related.
An interesting bit of trivia, the term "fourth wall" comes from the days when sitcoms were filmed on a soundstage in front of a studio audience. The sets of these sitcoms had three ''actual'' walls, but nothing separating the stage from the viewing audience; for example, if Archie Bunker were watching TV in an actual living room, the "fourth wall" of the room would be in front of him, but as it was a soundstage, the "fourth wall" is not included in the set and only exists in the minds of Archie himself and his family. Were he to break character and address the audience, he would acknowledge that there is no fourth wall to the room.
Anyway, thanks for your time... on to a couple examples, in which I shall kindly stop smashing your computer screen with a hammer:
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