History Funny / TheNewsroom

* An exchange between Jim and MacKenzie in the pilot.
-->'''MacKenzie:''' Do you know how to flirt?\\

'''MacKenzie:''' Show me.\\

* Will repeatedly trolling MacKenzie as she gives a passionate speech about what the news should be like. "I need to think a bit...yeah, that whole speech did nothing for me."

* Shortly after, Will starts showing off how he now knows everyone's name and how to pronounce them, starting with a few examples of people who no longer work for him. Still, MacKenzie says it's the thought that counts and everyone should give him a round of applause for effort. Which they do, completely in earnest.

* MacKenzie defending Will against Brian.

* MacKenzie giving an inspiring speech about how the power going out is the best thing for the News Night team (as it'll bring them together again and help them to keep on reporting on important news stories), only for the power to come back on again right as she finishes.

* MacKenzie beating Jim with a pillow after she finds out he screwed up his chance with Maggie ''again''.

** When MacKenzie finds out she has to send somebody from the newsroom to cover the Romney campaign (right after comparing him and his ilk to ''the Taliban'' in universe), Charlie suggests sending whoever she wants punished. Cue Will walking past, still singing.
-->'''MacKenzie:''' Can I--

* Neal finally gets the chance to have an OWS spokesperson on the show, but worries that Will won't be fair during the interview. MacKenzie indignantly rebuffs that... unaware that Will, who is bent on finding out whom in his staff leaked some important information, is still on the warpath in the background.
--> '''MacKenzie:''' He's a lot of things, man, but when has he ''ever'' been unfair?

--> ''[Neal smirks. Mackenzie blinks.]''
--> '''MacKenzie:''' ... I mean in ''real-life?''

-->'''MacKenzie:''' There it is.

-->'''MacKenzie:''' Anything else?

* Sloan's talking with MacKenzie and says she finally saw ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''[[note]]''Titanic'' was rereleased in theaters in 3D in 2012.[[/note]]; she's also watching the market trending down for [[Creator/EastmanKodak Kodak]]:

* When the News Night crew try to tell Leona [[spoiler: they're resigning due to misreporting the Genoa story]], Leona continuously shuts them down by bragging about her wardrobe and makeup, complaining that Creator/DanielCraig wasn't at the fundraiser she just came from (and telling Will he does[=/=]doesn't look like him), and inventing a new nickname for MacKenzie: [=McMac=]. Also they suspect she [[MushroomSamba might be stoned]]. Spoilers: [[spoiler:she's not.]]

-->'''MacKenzie:'''...wait

-->'''MacKenzie:''' ...what in the fuck is happening right now?
* When Will and MacKenzie announce that [[spoiler: they just got engaged]], the initial reaction is Neal giving a FlatWhat. [[Heartwarming/TheNewsroom Then the applause starts.]]

* An exchange between Jim and Mackenzie in the pilot.
-->'''Mackenzie:''' Do you know how to flirt?\\

'''Mackenzie:''' Show me.\\

* Will repeatedly trolling Mackenzie as she gives a passionate speech about what the news should be like. "I need to think a bit...yeah, that whole speech did nothing for me."

* Shortly after, Will starts showing off how he now knows everyone's name and how to pronounce them, starting with a few examples of people who no longer work for him. Still, Mackenzie says it's the thought that counts and everyone should give him a round of applause for effort. Which they do, completely in earnest.

* Mackenzie defending Will against Brian.

* Mackenzie giving an inspiring speech about how the power going out is the best thing for the News Night team (as it'll bring them together again and help them to keep on reporting on important news stories), only for the power to come back on again right as she finishes.

* Mackenzie beating Jim with a pillow after she finds out he screwed up his chance with Maggie ''again''.

** When Mackenzie finds out she has to send somebody from the newsroom to cover the Romney campaign (right after comparing him and his ilk to ''the Taliban'' in universe), Charlie suggests sending whoever she wants punished. Cue Will walking past, still singing.
-->'''Mackenzie:''' Can I--

* Neal finally gets the chance to have an OWS spokesperson on the show, but worries that Will won't be fair during the interview. Mackenzie indignantly rebuffs that... unaware that Will, who is bent on finding out whom in his staff leaked some important information, is still on the warpath in the background.
--> '''Mackenzie:''' He's a lot of things, man, but when has he ''ever'' been unfair?

--> '''Mackenzie:''' ... I mean in ''real-life?''

-->'''Mackenzie:''' There it is.

-->'''Mackenzie:''' Anything else?

* Sloan's talking with Mackenzie and says she finally saw ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''[[note]]''Titanic'' was rereleased in theaters in 3D in 2012.[[/note]]; she's also watching the market trending down for [[Creator/EastmanKodak Kodak]]:

* When the News Night crew try to tell Leona [[spoiler: they're resigning due to misreporting the Genoa story]], Leona continuously shuts them down by bragging about her wardrobe and makeup, complaining that Creator/DanielCraig wasn't at the fundraiser she just came from (and telling Will he does[=/=]doesn't look like him), and inventing a new nickname for Mackenzie: [=McMac=]. Also they suspect she [[MushroomSamba might be stoned]]. Spoilers: [[spoiler:she's not.]]

-->'''Mackenzie:'''...wait

-->'''Mackenzie:''' ...what in the fuck is happening right now?
* When Will and Mackenzie announce that [[spoiler: they just got engaged]], the initial reaction is Neal giving a FlatWhat. [[Heartwarming/TheNewsroom Then the applause starts.]]

-->'''Will:''' FOX hired a guy with ''three Muhammads'' in his name?[[note]] Sorkin had done ''the exact same joke'' on Series/TheWestWing which - depending on your views of his Signature Style - makes it arguably even funnier[[/note]]

-->'''Will:''' FOX hired a guy with ''three Muhammads'' in his name?

* [[DitzyGenius Mac]] decides that the best time to tell Will that [[spoiler: she's pregnant]] is ''[[BlackComedy in the middle of a funeral]].

* Will going completely apeshit while reporting the Gabby Giffords shooting. He's doing a remarkably calm job reporting the news one minute and screaming like a maniac the second he's off the air. Also, the entire conversation between him, Charlie, Mac and Don descends into a ClusterFBomb [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming of Heartwarming.]]

* The entire scene with the Republican representative trying to get people from the team to host his dumbed-down debate is simultaneously tense, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome]], [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]], and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funny]].

-->'''Elliot:''' Boy, that Genghis Khan had some really great ideas!

* "Bigfoot is real."

-->'''[=MacKenzie=]:''' Have you read {{Euripides}}?

--->'''Mac:''' Check your Blackberry.
--->''(Will pulls out his Blackberry, stares at it, then turns it over to study ''that'' side, and all the other sides in turn)''

* Sloan's talking with Mackenzie and says she finally saw ''Film/{{Titanic}}''[[note]]''Titanic'' was rereleased in theaters in 3D in 2012.[[/note]]; she's also watching the market trending down for [[Creator/EastmanKodak Kodak]]:

** OSAMA GOOD | OBAMA BAD

-->'''Tess:''' About an hour ago on ''[[FoxNewsChannel Fox and Friends]]'', Music/HankWilliamsJr compared Boehner and [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]] playing golf to [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] and [[UsefulNotes/BenjaminNetanyahu Netanyahu]] playing golf.

--->'''Don:''' (''to Sloan'') Take off your clothes.
** Don's impatience with a particularly annoying passenger is also memorable:
--->'''Don:''' Lester, I'm gonna lose my shit on you.

-->"Most Overarrated Films Of ''All Time''... and ''14 years'' are two different units of measurement."

* In Season 2, during the first Red Team meeting regarding Operation Genoa, Mac makes a metaphor about the verisimilitude of the story using a reference to Santa Claus and his eight reindeer. Sloan's response:
-->'''Sloan:''' "It couldn't possibly matter less, but Santa Claus had ''nine'' reindeer."
** Cue a full 30 seconds of the cast attempting to remember the names of all of the reindeer, and only [[OnlySaneMan Jim]] trying (and failing) to keep the conversation on track.

'''Will:''' It's not your fault-\\

'''Don:''' (beat) Okay, but you're back in 30.\\

* "Do you know what you're- ow. Do you know what you're- ow. Do you know what you're doing? Ow."

-->'''Will:''' [repeatedly] Hmm??
** The first sign that Will is not himself.//
'''Will:''' Martin! Throw me the remote, it's right next to ya.//
(''Martin throws the remote at Will, which goes sailing past Will's head and out the open window. Will doesn't even react.'')//

-->'''''SON OF A BITCH!'''''

-->'''Will:''' FOX hired a guy with ''three "Muhammad"s'' in his name?

** The first sign that Will is not himself.
-->'''Will:''' Martin! Throw me the remote, it's right next to ya.
-->(''Martin throws the remote at Will, which goes sailing past Will's head and out the open window. Will doesn't even react.'')
-->'''Will:''' Martin! Throw me the remote, it's right next to ya.
** OBAMA GOOD. OSAMA BAD.

-->'''Mac:''' Question: Hell? Is it as bad as everyone says it is?

* Mackenzie is defending Will against Brian.

--->'''Don:''' [''to Sloan''] Take off your clothes.

-->'''''Son of a bitch!'''''

-->'''Don:''' [without missing a beat] Eat me. *bland smile*

-->'''Sloan:''' [without missing a beat] Fuck you.

-->'''Mackenzie:''' Can I -

-->'''Charlie:''' I'm a Marine, Don! I will kick the shit out of you, I don't care how many protein bars you eat!"

-->"I'm a Marine, Don! I will kick the shit out of you, I don't care how many protein bars you eat!"

-->'''Will:''' FOX hired a guy with three "Muhammad"s in his name?!

-->'''Mackenzie''': Do you know how to flirt?
-->'''Jim''': Yes.
-->'''Mackenzie''': Show me.
-->'''Jim''':[[{{beat}} ...]]Hi.

-->'''Spokesman''': Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of-
-->'''Will''': Everyone's thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. No one's thoughts and prayers are with the fire.

-->'''Brian''': Will doesn't write Will's blog?
-->'''Mac''': Will can't ''find'' Will's blog.

-->'''Jim''': I really only drink when I'm scared.\\
'''Maggie''': [''staggering in, drunk''] I would like to have a word with you. Right here, right now.\\
'''Jim''': [''drinks a shot'']

-->'''Will''': Muhammad El-Muhammad Al-Muhammad Bin Bazir?
-->'''Don''': Went to FOX.
-->'''Will''': FOX hired a guy with three "Muhammad"s in his name?!

-->'''Will''': [repeatedly] Hmm??

-->'''Will''': Martin! Throw me the remote, it's right next to ya.

--->'''Will''': Good thinking.

--->'''Will''': Bin Laden! I got that out of my system!

--->'''Mac''': Check your Blackberry.

-->'''Maggie''': Can people still see me?

-->'''Mac''': Question: Hell? Is it as bad as everyone says it is?

-->'''Mac''': You know what I like about Will? He's not absolutely sure about anything. He struggles with things, he's never certain about anything, and sometimes he's not, but he tries hard to be. He struggles with things!

-->'''Mac''': (not even turning around) [[SeenItAll Could somebody help Will put his pants on?]]

--->'''Don''': [''to Sloan''] Take off your clothes.

--->'''Don''': Lester, I'm gonna lose my shit on you.

-->'''Tate Brady''': Don Keefer!
-->'''Don''': Yeah?
-->'''Tate''': How would you and Elliot Hirsch like to have one of the debates?
-->'''Don''': [without missing a beat] Eat me. *bland smile*
-->'''Tate''': Mr. Skinner, I'm trying to be as diplo-
-->'''Charlie''': When Don says "Eat me," that's usually the end of the conversation.
-->'''Tate''': Sloan Sabbith? You wanna be a star?
-->'''Sloan''': Me?
-->'''Tate''': Yeah.
-->'''Sloan''': [without missing a beat] Fuck you.

-->'''Mackenzie''': Can I -
-->'''Charlie''': No.

--> '''Mackenzie''': He's a lot of things, man, but when has he ''ever'' been unfair?

--> '''Will''': If I don't get a name soon I'm gonna just start randomly ''firing people!''

--> '''Mackenzie''': ... I mean in ''real-life?''

-->'''Zane''': I would like an apology.
-->'''Don''': [''deadpan''] I'm sorry.
-->'''Zane''': For what?
-->'''Don''': [[DeadpanSnarker I don't know.]]

-->'''Hallie''': Do you have a plan?
-->'''Jim''': I'm formulating one.
-->'''Stillman''': ...I lifted some turkey sandwiches. *pulls out a giant ziploc bag full of sandwiches*
-->'''Hallie''': [''deadpan''] Nice.

-->'''Maggie''': '''''OH MY GOD!'''''
-->'''Mackenzie''': There it is.
-->'''Maggie''': "Side effects include depression, confusion, hallucination, severe vomiting, suicidal thoughts, homocidal thoughts -"
-->'''Mackenzie''': Anything else?
-->'''Maggie''': [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Itchiness]]. I'm going to be itching while I'm confused and hallucinating.

-->'''Tess''': About an hour ago on ''[[FoxNewsChannel Fox and Friends]]'', Music/HankWilliamsJr compared Boehner and [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]] playing golf to [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]] and [[UsefulNotes/BenjaminNetanyahu Netanyahu]] playing golf.
--> '''[=MacKenzie=]''': Tell me something and tell it to me straight, [[SmallNameBigEgo who is Hank Williams Jr.?]]

--> '''Will''': The audience members who were booing were in Orlando. Soon they'll surely be in hell, though not soon enough.

-->'''Sloan''': I'll never let go, Kodak. [[MoodWhiplash But seriously people should let Kodak go.]]

-->'''Maggie''': We can't retract it.
-->'''Jim''': Nope.

-->'''Charlie''': Well, as long as it isn't slander against any of our armed forces or their commanders we should be fine.

-->'''Charlie''': '''I MEAN WHAT THE ''FUCK!'''''

-->'''Don''': Be yourself, you're a great guy, people at home really like you.
-->'''Elliot''': Thank you.
-->'''Don''': And you're handsome too, in a droll and expressionless way.
-->'''Elliot''': Okay.
-->'''Don''': You're a welcome presence in our home. It's all about locating your inner ''cha'', and not tripping over any cables.
-->'''Elliot''': Do you have to be talking right now?
-->'''Don''': Have you located the ''cha''?

-->'''Will''': [[spoiler: I didn't return it because I'm in love with you. And uh.. because of... will you marry me?]]
-->'''Mackenzie''':...wait
-->'''Will''':[[spoiler: I said, will you marry me? And before that I said I'm in love with you. That's what I'm getting at. I feel like I could do this so much better. ]]
-->'''Mackenzie''': ...what in the fuck is happening right now?

--> '''[[spoiler: Charlie Skinner]]''': [[{{Metaphorgotten}} "Ding Dong!" "Who is it?" "It's Domino's! But more importantly it's the truth! Delivered hot! And crusty! Or your money back!"]] That's the guarantee we make America every night otherwise the world is just crazy bread.
--> '''Creator/StephenColbert''': Technically crazy bread is Little Caesar's...
--> '''[[spoiler: Charlie Skinner]]''': It's called poetic license, goddamnit!

-->'''Don''': It's not on ''there''!

-->'''[=MacKenzie=]''': Have you read {{Euripides}}?
-->'''Will''': ...Yeah, sure. I read Euripides when I was studying at- [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you]]! No, I haven't read Euripides.
-->'''[=MacKenzie=]''': [''soldiering on''] Well, he wrote...

-->'''Maggie''': I said, 'Tess, we were supposed to have tickets waiting to Havana.' She said, 'Hang on, let me check.' Then she got back on the phone and said, 'Did you know there's more than one city named Havana?'
-->'''Jim''': ...We have tickets to Spain.

-->'''Sloan''': "It couldn't possibly matter less, but Santa Claus had ''nine'' reindeer."