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* While SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal loves this trope to death, [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2178#comic this]] strip strips away all but the essentials, and demonstrates exactly how it's done.
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* DragonBallAbridged uses this by avoiding the [[MemeticMutation"it's over 9000" Meme]].
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* DragonBallAbridged ''DragonBallAbridged'' uses this by avoiding the [[MemeticMutation"it's [[MemeticMutation "it's over 9000" Meme]].
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* DragonBallAbridged uses this by avoiding the [[MemeticMutation"it's over 9000" Meme]].
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* [[{{Watchmen}} Rorschach's]] hyperminimal recitation of an old groaner veers into this:
-->I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... [[TomatoSurprise I am Pagliacci]]." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.
-->I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... [[TomatoSurprise I am Pagliacci]]." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.
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* This is basically the point of ''TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob''. It's [[CringeComedy awkward]], uncomfortable, and often [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel downright scary]], but you laugh anyway. If you're into that.
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* John Thomson used to do a character called Bernard Righton who as a [[PoliticalCorrectness Politically Correct]] stand up comedian whose anxiousness to avoid offense resulted in this trope
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* John Thomson used to do a character called Bernard Righton who as a [[PoliticalCorrectness Politically Correct]] stand up comedian whose anxiousness to avoid offense resulted in this tropetrope.
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** Unfortunately, due to this joke being one of the oldest ones in the book, most people hear it before they are old enough to have come to expect the typical conventions of a joke (like a punch line), so the joke is simply unfunny.
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* John Thomson used to do a character called Bernard Righton who as a [[PoliticalCorrectness Politically Correct] stand up comedian whose anxiousness to avoid offense resulted in this trope
--> A Jew, A Pakistani and a Black Fella went into a nightclub. What a fine example of an integrated society.
--> A Jew, A Pakistani and a Black Fella went into a nightclub. What a fine example of an integrated society.
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Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows. Note, AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. This is not to say that AntiHumor is always funny, but it should be clear that the writer is trying to create humor from avoiding a punchline or humorous twist. For example, when [[BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] says "that's as funny as a screen door on a battleship" he's not trying for antihumor, he is simply screwing up the traditional punchline.
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Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows. follows, though this is not always necessary. Any situation where the audience is expecting humor or something light-hearted and gets something straight, dry, and/or darker in tone instead can potentially work. Formats where a humorous twist is always expected, such as in stand-up, cartoons, sitcoms, and sketch comedy, have more latitude for this sort of humor.
Note, AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. This is not to say that AntiHumor is always funny, but it should be clear that the writer is trying to create humor from avoiding a punchline or humorous twist. For example, when [[BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] says "that's as funny as a screen door on a battleship" he's not trying for antihumor, he is simply screwing up the traditional punchline.
Note, AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. This is not to say that AntiHumor is always funny, but it should be clear that the writer is trying to create humor from avoiding a punchline or humorous twist. For example, when [[BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] says "that's as funny as a screen door on a battleship" he's not trying for antihumor, he is simply screwing up the traditional punchline.
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Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows. Note, AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. This is not to say that AntiHumor is always funny, but it should be clear that the writer is trying to create humor from avoiding a punchline or humorous twist. For example, when [[BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] says "that's as funny as a screen door on a battleship" he's not engaging in antihumor, he is simply forgetting the proper execution of the joke.
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Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows. Note, AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. This is not to say that AntiHumor is always funny, but it should be clear that the writer is trying to create humor from avoiding a punchline or humorous twist. For example, when [[BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] says "that's as funny as a screen door on a battleship" he's not engaging in trying for antihumor, he is simply forgetting screwing up the proper execution of the joke.traditional punchline.
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->'''A''': [[GodwinsLaw Being Raped.]]
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->'''A''': [[GodwinsLaw [[RapeAsComedy Being Raped.]]
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Sometimes an Anti Joke goes a step further and creates humor out of a MoodWhiplash.
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* "[[FreddyGotFingered What do you call a guy with cheese on his face?]] ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Mc63WEOik The cheese face!]]''"
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--> "What do you call a guy with cheese on hisface?]] face? ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Mc63WEOik The cheese face!]]''"
--> "What do you call a guy with cheese on his
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* GilbertGottfried: "DavidHasselhoff walks into a bar, around 9 am every day and stays there till closing time."
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* ''[[http://morningglory.excision-gaming.com/index.php Morning Glory]]'' (NSFW)
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-->'''Q''': What is the difference between Senator Smith and a hippo?
-->'''A''': One is a large aggressive mammal dwelling in or near bodies of water. The other is a United States Senator.
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-->'''Q''': What is worse than finding a worm in your apple?
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** The point of Andy's career wasn't that the jokes were funny. They rarely were. What he was going for (and frequently got) was the audience laughing because they couldn't ''tell'' whether it was supposed to be funny. Andy mined HumorDissonance for all it was worth.
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* ''Prarie Home Companion'' did one of these in a series of {{LightBulbJoke}}s.
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Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows. '''Please Note:''' ''AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. That said, AntiHumor can [[TropesAreNotGood fail to be funny]]. It's also [[YourMileageMayVary not the most accessible form of humor]].''
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Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows. '''Please Note:''' ''AntiHumor Note, AntiHumor is intentional. Unintentionally bad humor is simply humor that failed. That said, This is not to say that AntiHumor can [[TropesAreNotGood fail is always funny, but it should be clear that the writer is trying to be funny]]. It's also [[YourMileageMayVary create humor from avoiding a punchline or humorous twist. For example, when [[BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]] says "that's as funny as a screen door on a battleship" he's not engaging in antihumor, he is simply forgetting the most accessible form proper execution of humor]].''
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** Specifically, the "to get to the other side" variation. It was a subversion of older iterations of the joke. Although there are some more brutal anti-humor spins on the joke such as: A chicken steps out in the road. He is struck repeatedly by large metal boxes on wheels and dies. [[RobotChicken Then is rebuilt by a mad scientist.]]
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** Another one: Homer squirts way too much oil onto a barbeque, to the point it becomes an OverlyLongGag. He sets it alight... and it works perfectly.
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* In his book The Areas of My Expertise, John Hodgman lists a couple cursed jokes. These are jokes with a setup, but a mundane punch line.
--> A priest, a rabbi, and a nonreligious person are flying across the Atlantic Ocean, all for different reasons. There is engine trouble, and one of the wings catches on fire. The plane starts to go down. Luckily, there are enough parachutes for everyone. Evacuation is orderly. End of joke.
--> A priest, a rabbi, and a nonreligious person are flying across the Atlantic Ocean, all for different reasons. There is engine trouble, and one of the wings catches on fire. The plane starts to go down. Luckily, there are enough parachutes for everyone. Evacuation is orderly. End of joke.
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* An episode of {{Smashtasm}} had the two villains speaking with each other. When one remarks that it's time to get serious, the other one says something along the lines of:
-->'''Gront''': ''Now I am serious. This is my serious voice. I'm so serious, even the jokes I tell are serious. How many blondes does it take to screw in a lightbulb? [[CrowningMomentOfFunny One, because jokes based on gender and hair color are sexist and wrong.]]''
-->'''Gront''': ''Now I am serious. This is my serious voice. I'm so serious, even the jokes I tell are serious. How many blondes does it take to screw in a lightbulb? [[CrowningMomentOfFunny One, because jokes based on gender and hair color are sexist and wrong.]]''
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* Occurs early on in the ''FatherTed'' Christams special when Ted finds a baby [[DoorstopBaby left on the parish doorstep]]. Before Ted can bring the baby in the mother appears, takes the baby from his hands, and heads off to leave the infant with someone else. Ted muses on the [[HilarityEnsues hilarious hi-jinks]] the priests and the baby would have gotten up to, but stops when Dougal reminds him it wouldn't be funny.
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* Occurs early on in the ''FatherTed'' Christams Christmas special when Ted finds a baby [[DoorstopBaby left on the parish doorstep]]. Before Ted can bring the baby in the mother appears, takes the baby from his hands, and heads off to leave the infant with someone else. Ted muses on the [[HilarityEnsues hilarious hi-jinks]] the priests and the baby would have gotten up to, but stops when Dougal reminds him it wouldn't be funny.funny.
* Toward the end of ''{{MST3K}}'' episode "The Hellcats", as the biker gang confronts the even-badder-guys on a pier, Joel subverts an old joke into a StealthPun in this way.
-->'''Joel''': ''You know guys, this kinda reminds me -- I've been on a seafood diet lately.''
-->'''Servo''': ''Eh, really?''
-->'''Joel''': ''Yeah, I'm eating a lot of fish and shrimp and stuff like that.''
--> (The averted punchline is "I see food, I eat it.")
* Toward the end of ''{{MST3K}}'' episode "The Hellcats", as the biker gang confronts the even-badder-guys on a pier, Joel subverts an old joke into a StealthPun in this way.
-->'''Joel''': ''You know guys, this kinda reminds me -- I've been on a seafood diet lately.''
-->'''Servo''': ''Eh, really?''
-->'''Joel''': ''Yeah, I'm eating a lot of fish and shrimp and stuff like that.''
--> (The averted punchline is "I see food, I eat it.")
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