stereotype

But every week, BBC presenter and comedian Elis James goes one step further by testing the stereotype that people from Wales, a country of more than three million people, somehow all know each other.

“My biggest fight, more than reiterating stereotypes or cliches, is I am more afraid of dumbing down or watering down my culture for people just to make them understand it,” she says.

An early portion of the documentary is framed around the inevitable gender stereotypes she faced, including those she had internalized.

This pun, and the ABC Delis, are a wry stab at the onscreen stereotype of a South Asian convenience store worker.

"Wrestlers are stereotyped to be tall with a muscular build. This stereotype is changing; my height is my advantage," she said.