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ThisA '''Casting Gag''' is simply when an actor's role in a film in some way mirrors or parodies their [[Real Life]] circumstances and/or career and other roles they're famous for. This forms a small joke or minor piece of merriment. Note that the gag is dependent on the casting and the role only rather than some later effected plot or dialogue. It should be fairly easy to describe the gag as "casting actor X (who is Y) in the role of character Z (who is Y)".
 
Sometimes it may overlap with [[Actor Allusion]] for another character where their respective actors have worked together before. However, the two must not be confused. A '''Casting Gag''' relies upon casting an actor in a role that reflects on their [[Real Life]] history. An [[Actor Allusion]] is any character, plot or situation that references ''a previous plot or role'' for the actor. There is also [[Meta Casting]], which is when such a gag is used specifically to cause a resonance between the character and the audience.<!--Examples Need Sorting to this end.-->
 
There is also [[Meta Casting]], which is when such a gag is used specifically to cause a resonance between the character and the audience.
 
An actor can use this self-consciously for themselves for [[Adam Westing]]. Compare with [[Playing Against Type]] where the casting may feel like a joke for the wrong reasons. Contrast with [[Stunt Casting]] where the big name actor is not being used for any in-joke but as a piece of marketing to draw in a wider crowd. When the '''Casting Gag''' is specifically that the person cast is an [[Actor Allusion]] for an already estabilished character, it's [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]]. If the '''Casting Gag''' is that the actor appeared in an earlier version of the same story, it's a [[Remake Cameo]]. Compare also to [[Cast the Expert]].
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