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I think I like comedy better when the people doing or saying the funny things are laughing too, or at least know that they're funny. So list some that's like that for me.

― Josh (Josh), Monday, 19 August 2002 06:36 (twenty-three years ago)

And talk about it too duh.

I think my liking this has something to do with it being more like when things are funny in real life - there's nothing dividing off the funny part of the world from people laughing at it, except in the case of people laughing at someone behind their back or something, but even then it's the people making the jokes that are laughing.

― Josh (Josh), Monday, 19 August 2002 06:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm not sure I believe what's above, for what that's worth

― Josh (Josh), Monday, 19 August 2002 06:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Seinfeld does this a lot. So does Jimmy Fallon on SNL. Particularly when Horatio Sanz is involved in a skit. I'd wager it's funnier to the audience because it shows spontaniety, It adds a litle danger.

It often works against me personally though. I'll start trying to relay something I think is high-larious and midway through start cracking up so that only about a quarter of the joke gets through making it much, much less funny to the intended audience. Then I go back to the corner and cry. (And then they laugh!)

― bnw (bnw), Monday, 19 August 2002 06:59 (twenty-three years ago)

I find it annoying when someone is TOO aware that they're being funny. You see this a lot on SNL - I like Jimmy Fallon but doesn't he ever get that damned smirk off his face? I guess I just prefer deadpan comedy to out-and-out "oooh isn't this hilarious?" comedy.

― Justyn Dillingham, Monday, 19 August 2002 10:24 (twenty-three years ago)

like this you mean?

haha there are no "women" in starship troopers

-- mark s (mark@evazev.demon.co.uk), August 19th, 2002.

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 19 August 2002 10:39 (twenty-three years ago)

peter cook and dudley moore as pete and dud in not only... but also... would sit discussing STUFF drinking pints or eating sandwiches. they'd often have laughing FITS during ROUTINES. dud'd break first and bury his face in his sandwich and giggle. that's funny.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 19 August 2002 13:18 (twenty-three years ago)

This can been taken too far -- viz. the Carol Burnette Show, wherein three sketches per episode collapsed into giggles, and it was only ever believable if Tim Conway was involved.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Monday, 19 August 2002 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

If only because Harvey K. was such a good straight man for him.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 19 August 2002 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Josh: CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 19 August 2002 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

"bury his face in his sandwich and giggle" should go on the euphemism thread.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 19 August 2002 15:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I suppose next you'll have me drinking through a straw tracer

oh you mean that. no cable :(

― Josh (Josh), Monday, 19 August 2002 16:20 (twenty-three years ago)

larry david does the seinfeldian smirk-at-your-own-comedy schtick (which works equally well in the diegesis since LD is playing himself; Seinfeld was playing a comedian) - and makes you laugh AT him cause he's such an asshole - imagine a terminally arrogant George Constanza. or get someone to tape it for you :)

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 19 August 2002 17:21 (twenty-three years ago)

terminally arrogant george costanza = alexander's kfc commercials

― Josh (Josh), Monday, 19 August 2002 17:52 (twenty-three years ago)

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