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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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knowledge of popular culture titles ⓘ lateral thinking ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult radio comedy listeners ⓘ |
| typicalAnswerType |
book title
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film title ⓘ song title ⓘ |
| typicalFormatElement |
one team sets a sound charade
GENERATED
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opposing team guesses the title GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTask | convey a title using spoken wordplay ⓘ |
| uses |
elaborate wordplay
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puns ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue