The Kenny Everett Video Show: Difference between revisions

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* [[Biting the Hand Humor]]: Anything aimed at "Lord Thames" and Thames Television in general.

* [[Camera Abuse]]: In an episode of ''The Kenny Everett Television Show'', Kenny tells the handheld camera operator to "c'mere". The operator obligingly rushes toward Kenny, and we see his face getting bigger and bigger - until it suddenly drops out of sight as the camera apparently hits it.

* [[Corpsing]]: In evidence everywhere, as Everett never discarded a shot regardless of what happened, as long as it would get a laugh from the viewer. Laughter from the crew behind the camera ''and'' Everett (and guest stars) cracking up was a common element throughout the show.

* [[Ear Worm]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ5V3OZdIZM "Supernature" by Cerrone], which got so much play on this and subsequent Everett programs that it could almost be considered an alternate theme.

* [[The Eponymous Show]]

* [[Funny Background Event]]: Not uncommon, and sometimes arranged without Everett's knowledge as in the sketch where he plays newsman [[Punny Name|"Duncan Disorderly"]] interviewing men's room attendant William Carruthers (played by [[Billy Connolly]]) on the 50th anniversary of his first day on the job. As the two stumble through multiple crack-ups and retakes, a stream of bizarre characters walk into and out of one of the stalls behind them, until eventually they notice and [[Corpsing|break up in laughter]] at the sight.

* [[The Host]]: Everett, who was also the ''only'' regular on the show until the fourth season.

* [[Laugh Track]]: Averted, along with [[Studio Audience]]. Any laughter heard comes from the program's technical crew, whom Everett worked diligently to crack up at every opportunity.

* [[Punk Rock]]: Mocked with the character of Sid Snot.

* [[Space Opera]]: The ''Captain Kremmen'' cartoons.

* [[Station Ident]]: The show once parodied the 1970s-vintage logo for Thames Television by replacing the London landmarks in it with bare breasts, and declaring "Thames Television: The network with knockers!"

* [[She's Got Legs|They've Got Legs]]: Dance troupe Hot Gossip ''always'' wore outfits that showed off the full length of their legs.

* [[Throw It In]]: If it was caught on tape and funny, it got broadcast, regardless of whether it had been scripted or not.

* [[Tone Shift]]: ''Captain Kremmen''. For the first three series, it was bombastic [[Space Opera]] cartoons; in the fourth it became live-action comedy sketches.

* [[Vox Pops]]: Parodied by "Angry of Mayfair".

* [[You're Drinking Breast Milk]]: Sid Snot orders a cup of tea from a roadside van. The woman serving asks if he wants sugar. He says yes and she reaches into her cleavage and pulls out a couple of sugar cubes which she drops in his tea. She then asks "Milk?" and he gives a knowing look to camera and says, "You wouldn't dare."

* [[What's a Henway?]]: In one late episode, Everett stood in front of a blank white backdrop as Cerrone's "Supernature" (see ''Earworm'', above) began playing. He then announced, "Many viewers have written in to ask what this" (and at this point [[Declarative Finger|he raised his forefinger]], apparently to indicate the music playing) "is. This" (and he brandished his forefinger again) "is my finger." (He did subsequently identify the song, though.)

 

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