Sound Charades

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Sound Charades is a long-running, pun-based guessing game segment from the BBC radio comedy panel show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue," in which teams convey film, book, or song titles through elaborate wordplay rather than traditional mime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy game
pun-based guessing game
radio panel game segment
approximateStartPeriod 1970s
associatedShowType antidote to panel games
associatedWith BBC radio comedy tradition NERFINISHED
audienceInteraction studio audience reaction and laughter
basedOn charades
broadcastBy BBC NERFINISHED
broadcastFormat audio-only game
clueStyle narrative sketches ending in a pun
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalStatus cult favourite among British radio comedy fans
differsFrom traditional mime charades
genre comedy
panel game
word game
hasLongevity long-running segment
hasMedium radio
hasRecurringParticipants regular panellists of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue GENERATED
hasRecurringTheme deliberately contrived setups to justify a title pun
hasTeamStructure two teams of panellists
hostedWithin episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
humourStyle groan-inducing puns
surreal wordplay
influencedBy parlour game charades
involves spoken clues instead of physical acting
language English
notableFor complex set-up jokes leading to a punning title
long-running presence on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
originalNetwork BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
partOf I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue NERFINISHED
requiresSkill appreciation of puns
knowledge of popular culture titles
lateral thinking
targetAudience adult radio comedy listeners
typicalAnswerType book title
film title
song title
typicalFormatElement one team sets a sound charade GENERATED
opposing team guesses the title GENERATED
typicalTask convey a title using spoken wordplay
uses elaborate wordplay
puns

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I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue typicalSegment Sound Charades
subject surface form: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue