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** In QuestForTheHolyGrail, watch Eric Idle as a peasant during the "burn the witch" scene. He has to bite down on his scythe at one point to keep from laughing.

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** In QuestForTheHolyGrail, MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail, watch Eric Idle as a peasant during the "burn the witch" scene. He has to bite down on his scythe at one point to keep from laughing.
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** In QuestForTheHolyGrail, watch Eric Idle as a peasant during the "burn the witch" scene. He has to bite down on his scythe at one point to keep from laughing.
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** Colin and Ryan are the most epic pair in the history of improv at anti-corpsing, but a single word destroyed Ryan when it was said by Colin: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18R4Tfhqixs Tapioca!]]

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** Colin and Ryan are the most epic pair in the history of improv at anti-corpsing, but a single word destroyed Ryan when it was said by Colin: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18R4Tfhqixs com/watch?v=bVpyhwuzFJY Tapioca!]]
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* In ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', during the "Biggus Dickus" scene, the extras playing the guards were told that the scene would be serious and that they had to keep straight faces or they would be sacked. John Cleese turned his performance up to eleven to get them to corpse, and it was one of the funniest scenes in the entire film.

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* In ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', during the "Biggus Dickus" scene, the extras playing the guards were told that the scene would be serious and that they had to keep straight faces or they would be sacked. John Cleese Michael Palin turned his performance up to eleven to get them to corpse, and it was one of the funniest scenes in the entire film.
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** Bill Hader often has difficulty maintaining his act while portraying Stefon, a [[CampGay flaming homosexual]] who describes various disturbing night clubs during Weekend Update.
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* Multiple times, this happens at band rehearsal. When you're standing at attention for five minutes while one squad is fixed, someone's bound to break out in hysterics.

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* Multiple times, this happens at band rehearsal. When you're standing at attention for five minutes while one squad is fixed, someone's bound to break out in hysterics.hysterics.
* Anyone who's ever been in a silent classroom - perhaps doing an exam or having to work without speaking.
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** Horatio Sanz and Jimmy Fallon had trouble keeping a straight face in most of their sketches. In the first Debbie Downer sketch, '''nobody''' could keep a straight face.
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*** Especially since Colin was the main cause of corpsing on the show.
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* In ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', during the "Biggus Dickus" scene, the extras playing the guards were told that the scene would be serious and that they had to keep straight faces or they would be sacked. John Cleese turned his performance up to eleven to get them to corpse, and it was one of the funniest scenes in the entire film.
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* Paul Bearer just barely made it out of the camera's sight before cracking up in front of the camera in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxmjud_IwM this interview before the 1992 Royal Rumble]], where he was acting so [[LargeHam hammy]] he made ''himself'' laugh. TheUndertaker remaining [[TheStoic stoic]] as usual is an impressive feat.

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* Paul Bearer just barely made it out of the camera's sight before cracking up in front of the camera in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxmjud_IwM this interview before the 1992 Royal Rumble]], where he was acting so [[LargeHam hammy]] he made ''himself'' laugh. TheUndertaker remaining [[TheStoic stoic]] as usual is was an impressive feat.
feat. Paul Bearer has stated in interviews that he often tried to make Undertaker give in and laugh on camera, though it is unknown how many times he succeeded.
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* Paul Bearer just barely made it out of the camera's sight before cracking up in front of the camera in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxmjud_IwM this interview before the 1992 Royal Rumble]], where he was acting so [[LargeHam hammy]] he made ''himself'' laugh. TheUndertaker remaining [[TheStoic stoic]] as usual is an impressive feat.
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* In MenInBlack, the scene where [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRcUcxtaX-Q K is shaking Frank the pug.]] You can obviously see Tommy Lee Jones struggling to keep from laughing on camera. He's only partially successful.
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** If you can get Colin to corpse, you are a comedy god. So far, two of the only people who have done so were guest stars--RobinWilliams and ''Richard Simmons''.
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* In the Penguin scene mentioned in {{Throw It In}}, [[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Graham Chapman's]] exclamation of "Oh, intercourse the penguin!" is clearly an ad lib. How can you tell? John Cleese obviously trying to stifle his laughter and get back in character...
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* A famous example occurs in TheWizardOfOz. When Bert Lahr (the Cowardly Lion) makes his first appearance, Judy Garland (Dorothy) hides behind Toto. This looks like it's because she's frightened, but in actuality she was just trying to cover up the fact that she was laughing at Lahr.

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* A famous example occurs in TheWizardOfOz. When Bert Lahr (the Cowardly Lion) makes his first appearance, Judy Garland JudyGarland (Dorothy) hides behind Toto. This looks like it's because she's frightened, but in actuality she was just trying to cover up the fact that she was laughing at Lahr.
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*** Another Phil Hartman [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLyJ4QMj-5M crackup here]] when he is playing Frankenstein. There's actually a story with this in which Phil was sitting there and suddenly realized how absurd the situation was and then giggled a bit. He stopped for a few and then thought about how Frankenstein would've sounded laughing, which set him off all over again.
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* One outtake from ''{{X-Files}}'' featured it, complete with corpse. Just after Scully has pronounced the cadaver on the table dead, the man playing the cadaver sneezes really loudly, prompting the rest of the cast (corpse included) to crack up while Gillian Anderson continues to deadpan, "He's dead Mulder. He's dead and he's never coming back."

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* Multiple times, this happens at band rehersal. When you're stadnding at attention for five minutes while one squad is fixed, someone's bound to break out in hysterics.
* HilarousOuttakes are ''full'' of these.

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* Multiple times, this happens at band rehersal. rehearsal. When you're stadnding standing at attention for five minutes while one squad is fixed, someone's bound to break out in hysterics.
* HilarousOuttakes are ''full'' of these.
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* Multiple times, this happens at band rehersal. When you're stadnding at attention for five minutes while one squad is fixed, someone's bound to break out in hysterics.

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* Multiple times, this happens at band rehersal. When you're stadnding at attention for five minutes while one squad is fixed, someone's bound to break out in hysterics.hysterics.
* HilarousOuttakes are ''full'' of these.
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* Happened all the time on ''TheCarolBurnettShow'', especially to Harvey Corman whenever he did a skit with Tim Conway.

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* Happened all the time on ''TheCarolBurnettShow'', especially to Harvey Corman Korman whenever he did a skit with Tim Conway.

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** After leaving the show, Spade would later host SNL. He was featured in a sketch with WillFerrell, who played a DrillSargentNasty. Ferrell apparently tried his damndest to make Spade crack up during the sketch. It worked.

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** After leaving the show, Spade would later host SNL. He was featured in a sketch with WillFerrell, who played a DrillSargentNasty.DrillSargeantNasty. Ferrell apparently tried his damndest to make Spade crack up during the sketch. It worked.

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* The most enjoyable part of the Zagat's sketches on SaturdayNightLive is this. AdamSandler plays a grumpy DeadpanSnarker husband, and ChrisFarley is his over enthusiastic wife. His performance is so over the top that watching Sandler try to keep his miserable expression (and fail) is far funnier than a straight take would have been.

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* The most enjoyable part of the Zagat's sketches on SaturdayNightLive is this. AdamSandler plays a grumpy DeadpanSnarker husband, and ChrisFarley Chris Farley is his over enthusiastic wife. His performance is so over the top that watching Sandler try to keep his miserable expression (and fail) is far funnier than a straight take would have been.



** In the famous Phil Hartman sketch where he visits a McDonalds as Bill Clinton, he starts eating the customers' food as he talks. At one point, he literally chokes for a second and needs Tim Meadows to supply him with water. Being the professional that he is, Phil plays it off.

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** In the famous Phil Hartman sketch where he visits a McDonalds [=McDonalds=] as Bill Clinton, he starts eating the customers' food as he talks. At one point, he literally chokes for a second and needs Tim Meadows to supply him with water. Being the professional that he is, Phil plays it off.

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** Farley was good at doing this. His first Matt Foley sketch had the cast rolling, especially David Spade.
** After leaving the show, Spade would later host SNL. He was featured in a sketch with WillFerrell, who played a DrillSargentNasty. Ferrell apparently tried his damndest to make Spade crack up during the sketch. It worked.
** In the famous Phil Hartman sketch where he visits a McDonalds as Bill Clinton, he starts eating the customers' food as he talks. At one point, he literally chokes for a second and needs Tim Meadows to supply him with water. Being the professional that he is, Phil plays it off.

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* Another [[StanleyKubrick Kubrick example]] is in FullMetalJacket. At the beginning when Staff Sgt. Gunnery is berating the men, Vincent D'Nofrio begins to crack up. This was unintentional but they kept going. This reaction is TruthInTelevision as seen in the RealLife section below.
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* The most enjoyable part of the Zagat's sketches on SaturdayNightLive is this. AdamSandler plays a grumpy DeadpanSarker husband, and ChrisFarley is his over enthusiastic wife. His performance is so over the top that watching Sandler try to keep his miserable expression (and fail) is far funnier than a straight take would have been.

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* The most enjoyable part of the Zagat's sketches on SaturdayNightLive is this. AdamSandler plays a grumpy DeadpanSarker DeadpanSnarker husband, and ChrisFarley is his over enthusiastic wife. His performance is so over the top that watching Sandler try to keep his miserable expression (and fail) is far funnier than a straight take would have been.

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* The most enjoyable part of the Zagat's sketches on SaturdayNightLive is this. AdamSandler plays a grumpy DeadpanSarker husband, and ChrisFarley is his over enthusiastic wife. His performance is so over the top that watching Sandler try to keep his miserable expression (and fail) is far funnier than a straight take would have been.
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** Colin and Ryan are the most epic pair in the history of improv at anti-corpsing, but a single word destroyed Ryan when it was said by Colin: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18R4Tfhqixs Tapioca!]]
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* GarthBrooks did this several times during the taping of his ''Double Live'' album. One turned "Unanswered Prayers" into an AudienceParticipationSong.
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* Another famous incident happens in [[{{Ptitleta1lmhj6}} Dr. Strangelove]] where Peter Bull, playing the sombre Russian ambassador, is shaking with laughter and trying desperately not to laugh out load at watching PeterSellers' ad-libbed antics as he fights his EvilHand. He regained his composure quickly enough that the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny scene]] could still be used.
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* A segment on TheDailyShow regarding a sex scandal involving Prince Charles produced one of the greatest corpses of all time between JonStewart and StephenColbert.

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* A segment on TheDailyShow regarding a sex scandal involving Prince Charles produced one of the greatest corpses of all time between JonStewart and StephenColbert. A few of the more notable times involved the writers and other actors changing things up on Jon between rehearsal and recording.

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