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* IdiotPremise: PlayedForLaughs. Both Alan and his guests regularly loathe each other and are unwilling to play along with the others' gimmicks, leaving wonder to why any of them agreed to appear on Alan's show in the first place.
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** The scene in the ChristmasEpisode where Alan desperately begs Tony Hayers not to cancel his show and brings up the fact that his wife left him on Christmas Day does help the viewer feel momentarily sorry for him, since it's one of the clearest insights into how desperately unhappy and lonely he is deep down. Of course, the fact that he's also going around punching people with a bird stuck on his fist might temper some of this sympathy.
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** The scene in the ChristmasEpisode where Alan desperately begs Tony Hayers not to cancel his show and brings up the fact that his wife left him on Christmas Day does help the viewer feel momentarily sorry for him, since it's one of the clearest insights into how desperately unhappy and lonely he is deep down. Of course, the fact that he's also going around punching people with a bird stuck on his fist might temper some of this sympathy.sympathy.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being played for laughs, his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being played for laughs, his rather spiteful deadnaming use of her original name - which might now seem in bad taste.
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Once Acceptable Targets is no longer a trope
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], laughs, his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste.
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* HilariousInHindsight: '300K or we'll take it to Sky'. 16 years later, Alan moves to the satellite broadcaster.
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* HilariousInHindsight: '300K or we'll take it to Sky'. 16 years later, Alan moves to has a series with the satellite broadcaster.
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* HilariousInHindsight: '300K or we'll take it to Sky'. 16 years later, Alan moves to the satellite broadcaster.
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** Let's face it, almost any guest that isn't as big a swine as Alan doesn't deserve what they go through on the show. It's especially hard not to feel for Joe Beasley as he comprehensively screws up his big break.
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** Let's face it, almost any guest that isn't as big a swine as Alan doesn't deserve what they go through on the show. It's especially hard not to feel for Joe Beasley Beazley as he comprehensively screws up his big break.
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** Let's face it, almost any guest that isn't as big a swine as Alan doesn't deserve what they go through on the show.
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** Let's face it, almost any guest that isn't as big a swine as Alan doesn't deserve what they go through on the show. It's especially hard not to feel for Joe Beasley as he comprehensively screws up his big break.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste. T
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste. T
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SEVEN. YEARS. How do people still not know this?? Just go to the Permanent Red Link Club and read the first entry on the page. Now, please.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: the Danielle Forrest interview fails so badly all because Alan never bothered to read her autobiography.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: the Danielle Forrest interview fails so badly all because Alan never bothered to read her autobiography.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste. T
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Of a sort. Usually, Alan's guests are either generally nice people, or better informed/more intelligent than him, serving to highlight his ignorance and rudeness. However, in the fourth episode, a French troupe of clowns and an English fashion designer are among Alan's guests. While Alan certainly -is- still as rude and bigoted as ever (and becomes downright racist by the end), he's also not entirely wrong. The clown performance is simply miming over the top sex acts and violence, and the fashion designers outfits are very silly and impractical. The audience may find themselves sympathising with Alan's viewpoint, even if he still expresses it in an offensive way.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Of a sort. Usually, Alan's guests are either generally nice people, or better informed/more intelligent than him, serving to highlight his ignorance and rudeness. However, in the fourth episode, a French troupe of clowns and an English fashion designer are among Alan's guests. While Alan certainly -is- ''is'' still as rude and bigoted as ever (and becomes downright racist by the end), he's also not entirely wrong. The clown performance is simply miming over the top sex acts and violence, and the fashion designers outfits are very silly and impractical. The audience may find themselves sympathising with Alan's viewpoint, even if he still expresses it in an offensive way.
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* ValuesDissonance: The interview with trans woman Danielle Forrest in episode 2. On the one hand, Alan is clearly shown to be at fault for being bigoted and small-minded; everyone else on set knows who Danielle is and is perfectly comfortable with her. On the other hand, it hits a lot of marks - the UnsettlingGenderReveal, Alan's attraction to Danielle being [[OnceAcceptableTargets played for laughs]], his rather spiteful deadnaming of her - which might now seem in bad taste.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Of a sort. Usually, Alan's guests are either generally nice people, or better informed/more intelligent than him, serving to highlight his ignorance and rudeness. However, in the fourth episode, a French troupe of clowns and an English fashion designer are among Alan's guests. While Alan certainly -is- still as rude and bigoted as ever (and becomes downright racist by the end), he's also not entirely wrong. The clown performance is simply miming over the top sex acts and violence, and the fashion designers outfits are very silly and impractical. The audience may find themselves sympathising with Alan's viewpoint, even if he still expresses it in an offensive way.
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* IdiotPremise: PlayedForLaughs. Both Alan and his guests regularly loathe each other and are unwilling to play along with the others' gimmicks, leaving wonder to why any of them agreed to appear on Alan's show in the first place.
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** Let's face it, almost any guest that isn't as big a swine as Alan doesn't deserve what they go through on the show.
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** Let's face it, almost any guest that isn't as big a swine as Alan doesn't deserve what they go through on the show.show.
** The scene in the ChristmasEpisode where Alan desperately begs Tony Hayers not to cancel his show and brings up the fact that his wife left him on Christmas Day does help the viewer feel momentarily sorry for him, since it's one of the clearest insights into how desperately unhappy and lonely he is deep down. Of course, the fact that he's also going around punching people with a bird stuck on his fist might temper some of this sympathy.
** The scene in the ChristmasEpisode where Alan desperately begs Tony Hayers not to cancel his show and brings up the fact that his wife left him on Christmas Day does help the viewer feel momentarily sorry for him, since it's one of the clearest insights into how desperately unhappy and lonely he is deep down. Of course, the fact that he's also going around punching people with a bird stuck on his fist might temper some of this sympathy.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Few remember the radio series, which is arguably even funnier than the TV show. You might find it on YouTube.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Few remember the radio series, which is arguably even funnier than the TV show. You might find it on YouTube.Website/YouTube.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: few remember the radio series, which is arguably even funnier than the TV show. You might find it on YouTube.
* TheWoobie: Alan lapses into this at times, especially when things go wrong that simply aren't his fault. [[JerkAssWoobie Then he opens his mouth...]]
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* TheWoobie: Alan lapses into this at times, especially when things go wrong that simply aren't his fault.
