Refusing the straightjacket of political totalitarianism only to put on the straightjaket of religious conservative totalitarianism merely changes the design of the gag not its effectiveness.
The character of Charlie the little man, the baggy - trousered bowler - hatted tramp, can be seen evolving behind the surface gagging , the energetic slapstick of the day.
Far more importantly, however, it was also one of the sites of Willy Widdershins's exploding toilet gags that Arthur Weasley investigated for the Ministry of Magic (OP7).