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TIL "What We Do in the Shadows" had an enormous behind-the-scene joke, with the IT guy Stu - who's played by a real IT guy called Stu- was told he's needed for IT purposes on set, with his role in the script being kept secret from the entire cast and him repeatedly told everyday to film a bit more.

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