History Main / HilariousInHindsight

This is the opposite. It's when a later event, such as a current event or something that happened in the series, is ''funnier'' than it originally was. This is what your literature teacher would call "[[LifeImitatesArt Life imitating Art]]". There's a decent list in this [[http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3351727/seven-jokes-that-came-true College Humor]] feature and another one in this [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19146_8-absurd-jokes-that-predicted-real-life-events.html Cracked.com]] feature.

** ''HilariousInHindsight/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

** ''HilariousInHindsight/StevenUniverse''

** ''HilariousInHindsight/XMenApocalypse''

** ''HilariousInHindsight/DoctorWho''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/SaturdayNightLive''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''

** ''HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombatX''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/ProjectXZone''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/SuperSmashBros''

** ''HilariousInHindsight/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/TheRunawayGuys''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/ToddInTheShadows''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/ZeroPunctuation''

** ''HilariousInHindsight/MyLittlePony''
** ''HilariousInHindsight/SpongeBobSquarePants''

FunnyAneurysmMoment is when events, either external or within a series, turn a joke into something disturbing, upsetting, or at the very least ''really'' uncomfortable. HarsherInHindsight is when a tragic and serious event is even worse later.

This is the opposite. It's when a later event, such as a current event or something that happened in the series, contrives to make something ''funnier'' than it originally was. This is what your literature teacher would call "[[LifeImitatesArt Life imitating Art]]". There's a decent list in this [[http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3351727/seven-jokes-that-came-true College Humor]] feature and another one in this [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19146_8-absurd-jokes-that-predicted-real-life-events.html Cracked.com]] feature.

** HilariousInHindsight/DoctorWho
** HilariousInHindsight/SaturdayNightLive
** HilariousInHindsight/WhoseLineIsItAnyway

** HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombatX
** HilariousInHindsight/ProjectXZone
** HilariousInHindsight/SuperSmashBros

** HilariousInHindsight/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory
** HilariousInHindsight/TheRunawayGuys
** HilariousInHindsight/ToddInTheShadows
** HilariousInHindsight/ZeroPunctuation

** HilariousInHindsight/MyLittlePony
** HilariousInHindsight/SpongebobSquarepants

Compare FridgeBrilliance, HeartwarmingInHindsight.

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[[caption-width-right:350: A RecursiveTranslation [[Film/TheDarkKnight said it first]].]]

Almost all examples of HaveAGayOldTime are an example of this trope. Some examples of ActorAllusion and/or RoleAssociation are.

* HilariousInHindsight/{{Other}}

** {{HilariousInHindsight/Super Smash Bros}}

Contrast FunnyAneurysmMoment (when something that was once amusing or awesome is now tinged with tragedy thanks to a RealLife or in-story tragedy), DudeNotFunny (when something is considered in bad taste to mock or even mention, no matter what the circumstance), HilariousInFlashback (where a glimpse of the characters' past contrasts amusingly with the present-day situation), and HarsherInHindsight (when something dramatic or depressing is now worse due to a RealLife or in-story tragedy).

Contrast FunnyAneurysmMoment (when something that was once amusing or awesome is now tinged with tragedy thanks to a RealLife or in-story tragedy), DudeNotFunny (when something is considered in bad taste to mock or even mention, no matter what the circumstance), HilariousInFlashback (where a glimpse of the past contrasts amusingly with the present-day storyline), and HarsherInHindsight (when something dramatic or depressing is now worse due to a RealLife or in-story tragedy).

Contrast FunnyAneurysmMoment (when something that was once amusing or awesome is now tinged with tragedy thanks to a RealLife or in-story tragedy), DudeNotFunny (when something is considered in bad taste to mock or even mention, no matter what the circumstance), and HarsherInHindsight (when something dramatic or depressing is now worse due to a RealLife or in-story tragedy).

Almost all examples of HaveAGayOldTime are an example of this trope.

This is the opposite. It's when a later event, such as a current event or something that happened in the series, contrives to make something ''funnier'' than it originally was. This is what your literature teacher would call "[[LifeImitatesArt Life imitating Art]]". There's a decent list in this [[http://web.archive.org/web/20130702213846/http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3351727/seven-jokes-that-came-true College Humor]] feature and another one in this [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19146_8-absurd-jokes-that-predicted-real-life-events.html Cracked.com]] feature.