Hypocritical Humor: Max insists that there's a difference between "dwarfs"(he thinks they're people with dwarfism who specifically work at circuses) and "midgets"(which is what he defines his ex-girlfriend Tina as). When Paddy insists that there's not a difference, Max calls him "Mr. Politically Incorrect!" Gayngster: Raymond the Bastard is possibly a Yardie, definitely a scary convict, and definitely gay. When Keith Lard does his fire safety talk at the Phoenix club, he unknowingly recites the lyrics of which song? You Can Leave Your Hat On: Non-sexy variant, when the Phoenix Club staff (the male half, anyway) is forced to strip nude and get sprayed with disinfectant, Young Kenny is still wearing his hat. Amusing Injuries: Gypsy Joe's broken leg when Max and Paddy accidentally drop him from a TV screen(which they're using as a stretcher) from a great height.

Fix the Fells who protect and maintain the erosion of upland footpaths throughout the Lake District Beary Funny: Max and Paddy disguise themselves as dancing bears to obtain a TV screen from a supermarket. Paddy exploits his costume to feel up a little boy's mother.I Am a Humanitarian: When pretending to be brutal gangsters, Paddy pretends to have eaten the last person who insulted him, with a perfectly serious face. In the quiz episode of Phoenix Nights, one of the teams incorrectly guesses Lisa Stansfield as an answer, what was the correct answer? (The Shroud of Turin)

Ambiguously Gay: Billy the Butcher has a Yandere-like obsession with Max, but insists he doesn't want to be with him in "a gay way." Vocal Evolution: Max's voice is different than in Phoenix Nights because continuing it would have risked long-term damage to Peter Kay's voice. Hypocrite: When Max reveals that their new TV has no speakers, Paddy angrily calls Gypsy Joe a "typical thieving gyppo" and is glad he's eating the grapes they brought him for an injury they caused while heaving him off a bridge so they could escape with the TV he'd just helped them steal. Despite being a one-shot character, Billy manages to get one by frequently adding the phrase "But not in a gay way" to anything that could be considered a Double Entendre.

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Celebrity Paradox: In episode three, in the scene where The Wolfster writes his telephone number on a beermat and hands it to Max, it is clearly a Peter Kay beermat, tying in with Kay's TV adverts for John Smith's bitter. Depraved Homosexual: While Raymond The Bastard is more evil than depraved, his first scene features him in the shower being lathered up by two of his cronies and complementing Paddy's genitals.