History Main / NunsAreFunny

* [[BarenakedLadies But how do you plan for a bank full of nuns?]]

* One of the reasons why, after ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [=StrikerS=]'', the writers had [[NunTooHoly the very childish and naughty]] [[spoiler:Sein]] become a nun-in-training and placed her under the direct tutelage of the [[SternTeacher lecture-happy]], [[TheUnfunny super-serious]] Sister Schach. [[spoiler:The other reason is DefeatMeansFriendship]].

* And what ''YoungJustice'' fan can forget the immortal words of Robin on a runaway supercycle: "Oh no! Nuns in a station wagon loaded with high explosives! [[http://robintheunlikelykiller.ytmnd.com/ Just my luck!" (Warning: sound)]]

* A episode of {{Dexters Laboratory}} had a rather eccentric nun as one of the potential replacements for Dee Dee.

* Throughout the entirety of AGoofyMovie, [[RunningGag Goofy and Max keep on bumping into the same four nuns]] at various escalatingly unexpected times, including during [[CrowdSong an impromptu musical number on the highway]], at a monster truck rally [[LikeAFishTakesToWater that they seem to be very excited about]], and finally [[BeyondTheImpossible at a huge rock concert]] [[FridgeBrilliance which we must assume is the entire reason they were on the road in the first place]].

* MontyPython loves funny nuns: one sketch has the nuns and monks playing football.

* The entire point of ''Nunsense''.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking was once BusFullOfNuns because of this trope.

This could be because "nun" is an InherentlyFunnyWord, or that their outfits look silly. (Of course, the majority of modern nuns ''do not'' wear habits anymore, but...[[RuleOfFunny that's not as funny.]]) Also, the ''convent''ional stereotype of them is that they are very stern, severe and disapproving, thus making them either foils for wackiness going on around them or upping the humor value when they ''do'' [[NunTooHoly do something wacky]].

IE, nuns are {{Unfunny}}. The only thing more hilarious than nuns would be [[{{Batman}} Bat]][[{{Shortpacked}} man]] in a nun's habit. (You're picturing it right now aren't you? No doubt you're laughing your arse off).

* The comedy show ''Four on the Floor'' has the videogame "Kung Fu Nuns", which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* ShortCircuit: "What if it goes and melts down a busload of nuns? How would you like to write the headline on that?" "'Nun Soup'?"

* The 1960's {{Batman}} combines Batman with Nuns for great [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]].

* ''ThePrincessDiaries'': Bystander calling the police on a cell phone? Whatever. Nun calling the police on a cell phone? Funny! Because it's a nun using a cell phone!
** Actually, I think it was more the irony of a nun saying, "Oh for the love of God," when they got put on hold.

* ''Running Scared'' - Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines play cops who arrest a priest and a nun who they think are smuggling drugs from Columbia. After they find out they aren't, the nun hits one of them with a ruler.

* Short Circuit: "What if it goes and melts down a busload of nuns? How would you like to write the headline on that?" "'Nun Soup'?"

This could be because "nun" is an InherentlyFunnyWord, or that their outfits look silly. (Of course, the majority of modern nuns ''do not'' wear habits anymore, but...[[RuleOfFunny that's not as funny.]]) Also, the ''convent''ional stereotype of them being very stern, severe and disapproving, thus making them either foils for wackiness going on around them or it ups the humor value when they ''do'' [[NunTooHoly do something wacky]].

This could be because "nun" is an InherentlyFunnyWord, or that their outfits look silly. (Of course, the majority of modern nuns ''do not'' wear habits anymore, but...[[RuleOfFunny that's not as funny.]]) Also, the ''convent''ional stereotype of them being very stern, severe and disapproving, thus making them either foils for wackiness going on around them or it ups the humor value when they ''do'' do something wacky.

* The 1960's {{Batman}} combines Batman with Nuns for great [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]: "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4v1hAnfy1I Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!]]"

* This is a large part of the point of the webcomic "Sister Claire."

* [[MelBrooks History Of The World, Part One]]: The Spanish Inquisition attempts to convert Jews to Catholicism in a torture chamber with a song and dance number. When it doesn't seem to be working, "Send in the nuns!"

* MST3K has Mike & The Bots doing humorous dialogue for the nuns waiting for a bus in "{{Soultaker}}".
** Even better is their treatment of ''Girls' Town'', a 1950s movie about a reform school run by nuns, which is about an hour and a half straight of this trope. Such as when the sisters break up a fight: "Paul Anka's beefy security nuns step in!" Although actually, the movie itself contains a few examples of the trope to start with, such as the nun who gleefully advocates severe asskickings for delinquents.