The Pantomime dame
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Each Christmas season, the British enjoy the ribaldry of the dame, a larger-than-life caricature of a mother figure always portrayed by a man, specifically Britain's leading comedic actors. The Pantomime Dame uses satire, jokes, farce and exaggeration to entertain audiences and provide a release for their problems. Archival stills and footage from pantomime shows and interviews provide historical background for a style of comedy said to have begun when Queen Victoria was in her prime. Londoners reminisce about the old-time dames and express the importance of having the audience realize that the character is really a man dressed as a woman.
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