A classic example of this approach was the use of Chapman's "anti-silliness" character of "the Colonel", who walked into several sketches and ordered them to be stopped because things were becoming "far too silly".
Un exemplu clasic a fost personajul „Colonelului”, interpretat de Chapman, care a pătruns în mai multe sketchuri, ordonându-le să înceteze deoarece lucrurile deveneau „far too silly” („mult prea caraghioase”).