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Blair's stint on Give Us A Clue is often referenced by Humphrey 'Humph' Lyttelton , chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue , when introducing the round Sound Charades . Humph never fails to make Blair the butt of a risque joke at this point. For example, in one episode, Humph was introducing the game (where contestants were made to describe a book, a film or a piece of music without using words) "The expert's expert was of course Lionel Blair. Who could ever forget opposing team captain Una Stubbs sitting open mouthed as he tried to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes!" Blair's rather camp image first came to the fore in the 1960s , when, with his own dance troupe, he appeared on many television variety programmes. He also appeared in films such as '' A Hard Day's Night '' and '' Absolute Beginners '', and in television comedy, including the classic short film, '' The Plank ''. In addition, he choreographed films such as '' Jazz Boat '' (1960) and '' The Magic Christian '' (1969). In 2005 , he was one of the celebrities taking part in the channel 5 reality TV series, '' The Farm ''. He is currently touring the UK in a dance production entitled "Strictly Ballroom Dancing". TRIVIA
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