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camp

Behaving in an exaggerated and even self-parodying way, particularly in female impersonation and among homosexuals. The British entertainers Kenneth Williams (1926–1987) and Julian Cleary and the Australian Barry Humphries have used camp behaviour to comic effect.



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Christopher Renshaw's production, in common with Clark's book, could increasethe campery and make even more sly fun of this hokum, though there is a nicelysatirical moment of
 
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