History Main / ActuallyPrettyFunny

* In WebAnimation/HeavyIsDead, Demoman demonstrates how he supposedly killed Heavy, by.... shooting Sniper. Everyone else surrounds Sniper's corpse with shocked expressions, until Demo reveals he killed him ''[[JustJokingJustification as a joke]]'', at which point they burst into laughter.

* In WebAnimation/HeavyIsDead, Demoman demonstrates how he supposedly killed Heavy, by.... shooting Sniper. Everyone else surrounds Sniper's corpse with shocked expressions, until Demo reveals he killed him ''[[JustJokingJustification as a joke,]]'' at which point they burst into laughter.

* ''WebVideo/CallMeKevin'': For all the frustration and/or terror he expresses at Twitch chat when they use their control over the Chaos Mod for ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' to ruin his attempts to complete missions, sometimes a failure will be hilarious enough that it cracks him up. For example, one event in the mission where Franklin participates in a street race had everyone exit their vehicles, leading to a failure because "A Racer Died", and Kevin tries and fails to suppress laughter before acknowledging, "Okay, that was pretty funny."

* A rather tragic example in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. [[spoiler: [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] is dying, having accidentally knocked the only cure for the after-effects of Titan serum out of Batman's hands. As he lies on the floor wasting away, Batman tells him]]:
-->'''Batman:''' Do you want to know something funny? [[spoiler:Even after everything you've done... ''[[SaveTheVillain I would have saved you]]''.]]\\

** Music/{{Moby}} has been known to perform in a "''nobody listens to techno''" tshirt and has the threatening cartoons that Eminem gave to him at the 2002 VMAs [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Eminem/comments/ubvl8a/artworks_of_slim_shady_assaulting_moby_drawn_by/ framed on his wall]].

* Upon debuting in [[AllEliteWrestling AEW]], Wrestling/SamoaJoe's first match was against Wrestling/TheAcclaimed's Max Caster, known for performing diss raps against his opponents in his entrance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOJceLZTSyQ Joe's reaction to Max's bars]]? An impressed nod as if to say "yeah, he's got a point".

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate2'' Pull off the triple cross that lets you get both the drow leaders killed, and the demon they summoned will let you go. He's still annoyed as hell at being summoned for no reason, but considers watching you betray both your employers to be worth the price of admission.

** Despite Al viewing it as OldShame, Music/BillyJoel loved "It's Still Billy Joel to Me" and has performed it live.

* When the ''WebVideo/The8BitGuy'' was doing a live presentation about UsefulNotes/Commodore64 videos, he shows off a demo someone made to mock him: it depicts a little animated sprite of 8-Bit Guy in [[Film/DieHard John McClane-ish]] attire shooting off guns with a caption "SO I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FAMOUS 8-BIT GUY WAS INTO GUNS. LIKE REALLY REALLY INTO GUNS. SO I WAS LIKE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH". While laughing, he notes how the sprite work is actually quite good but that he doesn't own any clothes like that.

Compare ActuallyAGoodIdea, NotSoAboveItAll, TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou, {{Touche}}, NotBad, and CrossesTheLineTwice. Contrast ToughRoom; DudeNotFunny. Compare ''and'' contrast TooFunnyToBeEvil, where the target of the abuse does not see it as humorous but everyone else does. See also ActuallyPrettyCatchy for music and MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales for ethnic stereotypes.

Compare ActuallyAGoodIdea, NotSoAboveItAll, TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou, {{Touche}}, NotBad, and CrossesTheLineTwice. Contrast ToughRoom; DudeNotFunny. Compare ''and'' contrast TooFunnyToBeEvil, where the target of the abuse does not see it as humorous but everyone else does. See also MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales.

A variation of this trope is when a character becomes the victim of a shenanigan that leaves them humiliated or inconvenienced. In any other situation, that character would want to strangle the life out of whoever was responsible for it. And yet they ''don't'', because said shenanigan is not only hilarious; it is so ballsy and outrageous that they not only end up being amused by [[RefugeInAudacity the sheer audacity of it]], but also ''impressed''. If you were in the shoes of an EvilOverlord with a reputation of having a bad temper, how would you react if someone put a whoope cushion on your throne as a prank and made you look silly in front of your minions, only to find that it was the work of some plucky intruder who went through the trouble of infiltrating your [[SupervillainLair Fortress of Doom]], evading your elite guards, and dodging every booby trap along the way... ''all just to pull a silly prank on the one person [[TheDreaded that no sane man would want to piss off]]''. It would be hard to stay mad at the prankster, because it takes ''guts'' to pull a stunt like this.

-->'''Arbiter:'' What the hell was that?!\\
'''Master Chief:'' ONE KICKASS WEDDING \\
'''Arbiter:'' I can't believe you.\\
'''Master Chief'''::'' THAT WAZ SUM FUNNY ASS SHIT\\

'''Arbiter:'' You know, that actually WAS kinda funny.\\

'''Arbiter:'' ...you wanna do it again?\\
'''Master Chief:'' DAYUM RITE SOOON\\

* ''Manga/CallOfTheNight'': After Yamori buys a couple of wristwatch transceivers to stay in contact with Nazuna, he tells her that he bought another pair when he was younger and tried to come up with ways to play with it even though [[FriendlessBackground he had no friends]]. His solution was to hide one transceiver where someone could easily find it, then call them after the fact... only to get cold feet and not make the call after it was found. Nazuna finds the story [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny hysterically sad]] and tries [[{{corpsing}} hard to contain her laughter]], until Yamori shows her he's still carrying his old transceiver right now. At this point Nazuna can't hold it anymore and [[LaughThemselvesSick falls to her knees in laughter]] while [[SelfDeprecation Yamori agrees that it is pretty funny]].

** When Luffy challenges [[TheDreaded Whitebeard]], the WorldsStrongestMan, saying he'd have to go through ''Luffy'' to be Pirate King. (Keep in mind Whitebeard is worth 5.064 BILLION, and Luffy only 300 million). Cue Luffy standing his ground, ATruceWhileWeGawk from onlookers, and [[RefugeInAudacity Whitebeard himself being impressed]].

** When Luffy challenges [[TheDreaded Whitebeard]], the WorldsStrongestMan, saying he'd have to go through ''Luffy'' to be Pirate King. (Keep in mind Whitebeard is worth 5.06 BILLION, and Luffy only 300 million). Cue Luffy standing his ground, ATruceWhileWeGawk from onlookers, and [[RefugeInAudacity Whitebeard himself being impressed]].

* In ''Anime/MyOtome'', Haruka is laughing uproariously over Nao getting Natsuki arrested for indecent exposure [[ShowSomeLeg while trying to hitch a ride to Aries]], prompting Yukino to tell her that she's being rude. When Haruka shows Yukino the photo, however, Yukino briefly cracks a smile before quickly clearing her throat, as [[ImStandingRightHere Natsuki happens to be in the room with them]].
* Starmon's reaction to the Digimon Emperor (who he works for) being called an "Earth reject" in an episode of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
* In the fifth episode of ''Manga/KotouraSan'', Manabe gives Kotoura an embarrassing photo of Moritani, a girl that had recently befriended Kotoura after previously tormenting her. Kotoura tells Manabe off because giving that photo is a mean thing to do. Once alone though, she can't help but crack up and spends the whole of the next day trying ''not'' to around Moritani. She uses the photo as a pick-me-up at the episode's end after a failure in a relay race.

* ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2017'': In [[Recap/LittleWitchAcademia2017AkkosAdventureInSucyworld "Akko's Adventure in Sucyworld"]], Akko journeys into Sucy's subconscious and sees a movie composed of (Sucy's perception of) her memories. Several of these memories consist of her playing tricks on Akko, which offends Akko up until a memory plays of Sucy pulling the old BananaPeel gag on her, at which point Akko cracks up laughing.
* In ''Anime/CrossAnge'', Ange tells Hilda not to die, because the cell they're locked in will stink if she dies. Hilda laughs at the joke and asks how selfish Ange can be.
* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Yukari is caught infiltrating a rival school to spy on them right before their match. When she frantically identifies herself as [[Film/KellysHeroes Sgt Third Class Oddball]], Kay, the leader of the school, doubles over giggling in response and compliments her again the next day.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** After an intense battle where Kaku has been extolling the virtues of his new giraffe transformation powers, he says that him being fired from the shipwright job of his cover identity is unfortunate, as it's hard for assassins to find other work. Zoro gets a chuckle out him by suggesting the zoo.
** When Luffy challenges [[TheDreaded Whitebeard]], the WorldsStrongestMan, saying he'd have to go through ''Luffy'' to be Pirate King. (Keep in mind Whitebeard is worth 5.06 BILLION, and Luffy only 300 million). Cue Luffy standing his ground, ATruceWhileWeGawk from onlookers, and Whitebeard himself being impressed.
* ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'' has Izana requiring his brother Zen to go on a date with one of his potential suitors. Zen [[ExactWords goes out with Kiki]], who is a noblewoman. Izana concedes that it was clever, and technically his own fault for not taking Kiki's name off of the list.

* In ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', Kobayashi tells Tohru and Kanna (who were using their dragon powers to have a ''Anime/DragonBallZ''-esque battle) to play more on her level. They respond by hunching over and [[OwMyBodyPart complaining that their backs hurt]], imitating Kobayashi. She calls it mean, but then quietly admits that their impressions are spot-on.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', when Goku starts addressing Zen'O, the TopGod of all creation, in a very casual and friendly manner, most other characters (besides Zen'O himself, who's happy to make a friend) start ''freaking out'' at how inappropriate and rude he's being. On the other hand, Zen'O's retainer, the Grand Priest finds this all very amusing and is frequently seen trying to suppress a chuckle at Goku's antics. Even he has his limits though, as he tells Goku to cut it back and show a little decorum when Goku attends a gathering among the gods of all universes.
* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': When here Issei starts going on and on about how his ideal life would be a peaceful one in which he gets to have sex with Rias every day, Kiba finally points out that Rias's elder brother Sirzechs (who also happens to be one of the most powerful devils alive) is in the room. Issei freezes in sheer terror, expecting a MySisterIsOffLimits reaction, but the camera shows that Sirzechs ('hiding' behind his chair) is desperately trying not to burst out laughing.
* ''Anime/GundamWing'': In the backstory, Duo Maxwell, who was a child at the time, caused a case of this with the Christian priest who raised him. At one point, he says he doesn't believe in God, because he's never seen a miracle, but he does believe in the God of Death, because he's seen a whole lot of dead people. While a nun reprimands him, the priest bursts out laughing and admits he can't fault that logic.

'''Emperor:'' ''[beat]'' [[AC:Wow, Rogal. Way to bring down the fucking hammer!]]

--->'''Cegorach:'' Maybe you could be my ghostwriter?\\
'''Magnus:'' No but I can... turn YOU into a ghost!\\
'''Cegorach:'' ... shit, that was good. I need him on my team.

* In both ''WebAnimation/BabushkaTheMovie'' and the actual round of ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' that inspired it, LetsPlay/{{Jacksepticeye}} laughs hysterically at the manner in which he and his fellow crewmate Tina are killed by the impostors. When Tina ([[MirthlessLaughter who herself is giving a sad laugh]]), asks how it can possibly be fair for them to be killed like that, Jack admits that it isn't... but it is funny. [[https://youtu.be/3JmGQTMvO-U?t=82 See it for yourself]].

* Episode 15 of ''Webvideo/CriticalRole Season 2'' has Beauregard describe her staff as a simple tool, prompting Mollymauk to ask if "simple tool" is her new nickname.

* Episode 29 of ''Webvideo/CriticalRoleCampaignThree'' has the group confronting a [[spoiler: changeling assassin]], who turns into a very done [[TheBerserker Ashton]] to mock them.

::: After they leave, Ashton admits it was pretty funny.

* The Music/BarenakedLies song "The Humor of the Situation" is about a man caught cheating by his partner. He drives home to find all his stuff thrown out onto the lawn. He apparently tries to go talk to her but it turns out he's still naked somehow, so the neighbor uses the hose on him. The chorus is just him admitting the situation is kind of hilarious despite the humiliation.

---> '''Joe:''' I'm just so fed up of putting in like loads and loads of genuinely physical effort into the task, and then these other people have some swanky work-around! Put some fucking effort in!!!
---> '''({{Beat}})'''
---> '''Joe:''' I don't know where that's coming from I'm really sorry.

---> '''Taskmaster:''' You gotta admit that's clever.
---> '''James:''' Oh! Funny who you're willing to bend for! Joe, I can't believe this shit! Oh "blah blah blah muh friend!"
---> '''Kerry:''' Yeah!
---> '''Taskmaster:''' ''Ohhhhhh...'' I've never been accused of bias before! And ''you'' got two points for that hula-hoop bullshit!
---> '''James:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, that felt so good! Oh, please give me another two points for the hula-hoop!]] ''Give me 8 weeks of my life back!'' How does ''that'' sound?!
---> '''Rhod:''' James, do you remember how I backed you on the hula-hoop thing? I was right behind you!
---> '''James:''' Yeah, well now you can back into a satsuma and shove it up your ass!
---> '''Rhod:''' This has taken a ''very'' nasty turn...

---> '''Richard:''' [[https://youtu.be/n3WTY-7-m0s?t=172 It plays this awful music, it goes "E̶G̸H̵ ̶E̷G̷H̸ ̷E̷G̴H̵ ̵E̵G̸H̶ ̸E̴G̶G̴H̷H̶ ̸E̶G̷G̴H̴H̶H̷ E̷͚̕Ǧ̵ͅḨ̶̏ ̵͚͛E̸̘͊G̴̝̎H̶͓̾ ̷͉̍E̶̟̾G̸͍͑H̵̗̿ ̵̼͆E̸̜̿G̷̱̾H̸͓͒ ̵̪̽Ḛ̷͒G̴̝͗Ġ̴̣H̸̨̏H̴̬͑ ̷̦͑E̵͉͐G̵̻̀G̴̬͋Ḥ̸͠H̴̰͑Ḩ̶͆ WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" on and on, never-ending, until the blessed release of death!]]

----> ''"Hey, some of us have to swing a giant hunk of metal instead of pulling [[ICallItVera our girlfriend's]] trigger from the back ranks."''

--> '''[[PhysicalGod Superman]]''': This won't be a fair fight.
--> '''[[BadassNormal Green Arrow]]''': [[DeadpanSnarker Seems only sporting I give you a chance.]]
--> '''Superman''': That was actually kinda funny.

--> '''Eve''': Mmm, don't you feel it, Yuka? I could write a story on the electricity in here!\\
'''Joe''': Electricity in the air? WATT a SHOCK that would be?!\\
'''Eve''': Haha! That was almost good, Joe. I just feel like there's a juicy story in here.

-->'''Drack''': The rest of the crew doesn't seem to know a lot about you, Peebee.\\
'''Peebee''': Way I like it.\\
'''Drack''': Then why are you telling me all this stuff?\\
'''Peebee''': Eh, you're almost dead anyway.\\
'''Drack''': ''[laughs uproariously]''

--> '''Snake:''' ''You'' were the one in the M1 Tank? Must have been a tight fit for a big boy like you.

-->'''Kochamara''': I've got the brain of a little girl back in my lab that's strong enough to power a whole army of psycho-blaster death tanks!\\
'''Raz''': ''(starts laughing uncontrollably)''\\
'''Kochamara''': What?\\
'''Raz''': You've got the brain of a ''little girl''?\\
'''Kochamara''': I ''said'', "in my lab!"\\
'''Raz''': I think you've got the muscles of a little girl too!\\
'''Kochamara''': ''(groan)'' ... good one.

--->'''Raz''': Hey, Bobby. Someone's stealing kids' brains!\\
'''Bobby''': Well in that case, you've got nothing to worry about! Ah-ha-ha-ha!\\
'''Raz''': ... good one.\\
'''Bobby''': [[DontExplainTheJoke BECAUSE YOU GOT NO BRAINS!]]

-->'''Sans:''' hey, take it easy. i've gotten a ton of work done today. a ''skele-ton''. [zoom in on Sans winking at the camera complete with rimshot]\\

-->'''Strong Mad:''' (holding up a grease-stained Blubb-O's bag) [[NoIndoorVoice YOU'RE NOT ON THE LIST!]]\\

---> '''Rogal Dorn''': Father, are you familiar with the saying "You are what you eat"? Considering you increasingly resemble a pile of screaming psychic children.\\
'''Emperor''': ''[beat]'' [[AC:Wow, Rogal. Way to bring down the fucking hammer!]]

--->'''Cegorach''': Maybe you could be my ghostwriter?\\
'''Magnus''': No but I can... turn YOU into a ghost!\\
'''Cegorach''': ... shit, that was good. I need him on my team.

---> ''"It's not'' '''funny!''' ''Stop'' '''Laughing!''' ''Sydney!'' Technically it was sexual assault! [..] Okay maybe it was a ''little'' funny."

-->'''Submitter''': Good morning, everyone. Oh, and a big special 'F**k you' to [coworker].

-->'''Arbiter''': What the hell was that?!\\
'''Master Chief''': ONE KICKASS WEDDING \\
'''Arbiter''': I can't believe you.\\
'''Master Chief''': THAT WAZ SUM FUNNY ASS SHIT\\

'''Arbiter''': You know, that actually WAS kinda funny.\\

'''Arbiter''': ...you wanna do it again?\\
'''Master Chief''': DAYUM RITE SOOON\\

-->'''[[SirSwearsALot Ashton]]:''' Take your basic-ass looks and get the fuck out!
-->'''[[spoiler: Yu Suffaid]]:''' (as Ashton) So long, motherfuckers!! Argh! I'm angry!!
After they leave, Ashton admits it was pretty funny.

---> '''Danny:''' OH NO!!!
---> '''Arin:''' ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! ARE YOU BUTT-FUCKING ME?! I FINISHED IT! I FINISHED IT! IT'S DONE! I BEAT IT! FUCK YOU GAME!
---> '''Danny:''' (Now howling with laughter) That's so fucking evil!!! That's so evil! I... I kind of love that, actually.

---> '''Dan:''' Oh, Family Guy and your five funny episodes!

---> '''Amy:''' What do you want with "the blue hedgehog?"
---> '''MAIA:''' Information classified.
---> '''Amy:''' ''Come on!!!''
---> '''MAIA:''' Peer pressure detected. Aquiescing in 3... 2... 1...
---> '''Dan:''' "Peer pressure detected?!" (Bursts out laughing) That's actually very funny!

---> "I screencapped it and showed it to my dad who ''died''. He fucking loved it. However, you should not do graffiti on Wikipedia. That's not cool! But that one incidence made me laugh very hard."

---> Actually, that's pretty good. But the timing was all wrong and it never properly took off.

* When the ''WebVideo/The8BitGuy'' was doing a live presentation about ''UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}'' videos, he shows off a demo someone made to mock him: it depicts a little animated sprite of 8-Bit Guy in [[Film/DieHard John McClane-ish]] attire shooting off guns with a caption "SO I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FAMOUS 8-BIT GUY WAS INTO GUNS. LIKE REALLY REALLY INTO GUNS. SO I WAS LIKE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH". While laughing, he notes how the sprite work is actually quite good but that he doesn't own any clothes like that.

* One ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' [[http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1990/12/07 strip]] has Calvin [[CopycatMockery combing his hair, putting on his dad's glasses]], and marching up to his parents saying, "Calvin! Go do something you hate! [[MiseryBuildsCharacter Being miserable builds character]]!" Calvin's mom literally falls off her chair laughing, and his Dad, while annoyed, admits that "okay, the voice was a little funny". They currently provide the page image.

'''DAD:''' BUT YOU'RE STILL IN BIG TROUBLE!!

** During his multi-part series on ''Series/HeWillNotDivideUs'', he describes when Creator/ShiaLaBeouf effectively admitted defeat and locked the flag inside the basement of a private residence to keep the legions of the internet and their [[ScarilyCompetentTracker honestly frightening efficacity at tracking the thing down]] from finding and messing with it. They found it pretty quick and, after a few attempts at messing with the router to turn the livestream off or shining things through the window, they just flooded the place with fraudulent pizza deliveries -- Internet Historian chastizes them for this and calls it unfunny, before relenting and admitting that it ''is'' a little funny but that you still shouldn't do it.

* In ''WebVideo/{{Oxventure}}'' campaign for Dungeons and Dragons, bard Dob decides on a plan to flatter the sorceress that just kidnapped them with love poetry while the others sneak away to ambush her. The sorceress thinks the idea that the bard got kidnapped just to tell her love poetry is really funny and lets him keep doing it.