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The people demonstrating in Madagascar say they have been inspired by the protests in Nepal and elsewhere, and have flown the anime pirate flag that has appeared on the streets in Jakarta and other cities.

While the look of the puppets may be inspired by, say, “Sesame Street,” with characters that are all big mouths and large eyes, the tone of “Election Day” leans a bit more adult.

Dropout also taps into social media when developing ideas for new shows: Its recent stand-up-based series “Crowd Control” was inspired by a recent boom in crowd work comedy driven by TikTok and social media algorithms.

He sounds delighted by the classroom mayhem the phrase has inspired.

But what has inspired a former youth prodigy to become one of the youngest managers in the English Football League?