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  • Looks like there is an opportunity for him in Panto if the grovelling and knickler sniffing doesn ` t work out.

    The Knicker Sniffer Is Famous Newmania 2007

  • Looks like there is an opportunity for him in Panto if the grovelling and knickler sniffing doesn ` t work out.

    Archive 2007-11-18 Newmania 2007

  • A hugely popular form of family entertainment, British "Panto" is a cultural phenomenon that combines the slapstick comedy of the Marx Brothers with the off-center humor of Benny Hill and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

    Jim Caruso's Cast Party on BroadwayWorld.com 2009

  • Characters for the Labour party 2007 Christmas Panto?

    Maul Tin | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • The program for the Panto 'Robin Hood' put on at Niklasdorf Work Camp at Christmas, 1943.

    Mementoes 2010

  • On the flipside of that is Deal Or No Deal: Deal Panto Mon to Fri, 4pm, Channel 4, where Noel Edmonds decides that it's no longer enough to trick members of the public into thinking that random occurrences have meaning while a faceless banker hurls abuse at them, and forces everyone to dress up as fat old ladies and geese as well.

    It's a good week for … Festive competition 2011

  • Earlier this year, their skills won recognition from the serious end of the theatre trade, with a best entertainment Oliver award nomination for one of their two other "Potted" shows – Potted Panto.

    Potted Potter: Harry in a hurry 2011

  • Even so, Panto probably doesn't have quite the wide appeal of Potter and Pirates, and the endlessly bright Ant and Dec-style double act is a little wearing for anybody over the age of 10.

    Potted Panto – review 2010

  • So silly it's just one long joke, Potted Panto is the latest offering from the duo who gave us Potted Pirates and Potted Potter.

    Potted Panto – review 2010

  • It's August, all our venues are closed, so we're just here for show really and to keep the phonelines manned in case anyone inexplicably decides to call us and book tickets for Christmas Panto instead of staying out in the sunshine where they belong.

    The One With The Quiet Life kisobel 2007

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