The Self-Righteous Brothers

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The Self-Righteous Brothers are a recurring comedy duo from the British sketch show "Harry Enfield and Chums," known for their pompous moralizing and catchphrase-laden rants about modern society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional comedy duo
recurring sketch characters
television character
appearsIn Harry Enfield and Chums
basedOn stereotypes of moralizing middle-aged men
broadcastOn BBC One
comedyStyle character-based sketch comedy
countryOfBroadcast United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Harry Enfield
Paul Whitehouse
fictionalStatus non-real characters
fictionalUniverse Harry Enfield and Chums universe
format television sketch
genre sketch comedy
hasCatchphrase Now I do not believe that is right
You couldn’t make it up
hasTheme hypocrisy in moral judgment
moral panic about social change
nostalgia for the past
hasTypeOfDialogue ranting monologues
humourType character comedy
parody
satire
intendedAudience adult television audience
medium television
narrativeRole comic relief
notableCharacteristic catchphrase-laden rants
pompous moralizing tone
satire of self-righteous social commentary
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC
partOf Harry Enfield and Chums
performer Harry Enfield
Paul Whitehouse
portrayedBy Harry Enfield
Paul Whitehouse
productionCompany BBC
relatedWork Harry Enfield’s Television Programme
setting contemporary United Kingdom
targetOfSatire changing social norms
modern society
political correctness
televisionDebutInSeries Harry Enfield and Chums

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Harry Enfield and Chums hasRecurringCharacter The Self-Righteous Brothers
Harry Enfield createdCharacter The Self-Righteous Brothers