It’s impossible to cover poker appearing in television and film without covering the comedic nature of the game. When you break it down, poker is a very funny game. Whether it’s seven card stud, no limit hold’em or Chinese Poker, if aliens landed tomorrow and saw us playing cards to influence our lifestyle, it might be seen as highly comedic.

Peep Show embraced this concept fully back in 2005 when they highlighted the game’s lighter moments. The plot centres around two idiots living together. One is uptight and conservative (Mark), while the other (Jeremy) is so liberal as to be dangerous and has more confidence than is merited. A lot more.

In the scene, Mark is trying to become a ‘man’ and therefore that means befriending guys who play poker. Jeremy, his best friend, is clearly just as clueless, but he has a natural ebullience and outgoing nature, and this is displayed brilliantly as he plays a hand strongly purely because all the cards are red.

“I have entered the world of men. All I need is some beef jerky and somewhere to spit. I’m hot like Pol Pot. Squeeze me.”