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It is full of in-jokes of the era, but with sly and not-so-sly gusto along with a gifted cast, Shaw turned this into riotous supper-club opera.

Throughout our interviews they have in-jokes and gently make fun of each other, which Connor says helps with the more difficult days on set.

It's an odd thing to say publicly, but it makes a bit more sense if it's an in-joke winking at a man who hates MLK.

So, is anyone actually trying to be demure, or is this just a massive in-joke that's been blown out of proportion?

As with much of Bryan's work, in-jokes and references to art and comics burst out of almost every panel, while it's aesthetic is turbo-charged Victorian.