The League of Gentlemen (comedy troupe)

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British comedy group comedy troupe

The League of Gentlemen is a British dark comedy troupe known for its grotesque characters, surreal humor, and influential TV series set in the fictional town of Royston Vasey.

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The League of Gentlemen (TV series) 2
The League of Gentlemen (comedy troupe) canonical 1

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instanceOf British comedy group ⓘ
comedy troupe ⓘ
awardReceived British Academy Television Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
fictionalSetting Royston Vasey NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedIn 1990s ⓘ
1994 ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ
surreal comedy ⓘ
hasCharacter Barbara Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benjamin Denton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edward Tattsyrup NERFINISHED ⓘ
Herr Lipp NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hilary Briss NERFINISHED ⓘ
Les McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mickey Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ollie Plimsolls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papa Lazarou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pauline Campbell-Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reverend Bernice Woodall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tubbs Tattsyrup NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFilmAdaptation The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Inside No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psychoville NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy British horror films ⓘ
British sketch comedy tradition ⓘ
Hammer horror NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor dark, macabre tone ⓘ
grotesque characters ⓘ
surreal humor ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterMedium television ⓘ
member Jeremy Dyson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark Gatiss NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reece Shearsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Pemberton NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature blend of horror and comedy ⓘ
catchphrase "You’re not local" ⓘ
notableWork The League of Gentlemen (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The League of Gentlemen (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalMedium radio ⓘ
stage ⓘ
placeOfFormation United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
style multi‑role performance by core cast ⓘ
televisionDebut late 1990s ⓘ
televisionNetwork BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Mark Gatiss → memberOf → The League of Gentlemen (comedy troupe) ⓘ
Mark Gatiss → actedIn → The League of Gentlemen (comedy troupe) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The League of Gentlemen (TV series)
Mark Gatiss → wroteEpisodeOf → The League of Gentlemen (comedy troupe) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The League of Gentlemen (TV series)