Censors
Gags
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Many cartoons of the period featured risque gags◊ which never would have made it past the censors otherwise.
Source: Stocking Filler - This technique is an easy way to get crap past the radar, since the censors don't have enough time to notice the obscene joke among the dozens of other gags.
Source: Rapid-Fire Comedy - This allowed fairly nasty gags to get past the stoic BBC censors.
Source: Orphaned Punchline
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