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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob, Alice, and their friends are in a dire situation where they might all die, and he decides to quip. Rather than ease people's spirits, it either worsens their stress or makes them angry at him, because in their view, he's taking nothing seriously and treating everything like a game instead of an actually serious event. The team's performance suffers, because now they're distracted by Bob coming across like an awful comedian who just ''had'' to make a one-liner when nobody was interested.
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* '''Enforced''': Initially, the writers produce one of the grimmest stories the executives have ever seen. The executives, fearful of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, implore the writers to not make it ''too'' gloomy, possibly by making it funny.
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* '''Enforced''': Initially, the writers produce one of the grimmest stories the executives have ever seen. The executives, fearful of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, TooBleakStoppedCaring, implore the writers to not make it ''too'' gloomy, possibly by making it funny.
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** Mocking them with jokes is Bob's way of being DefiantToTheEnd.
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'''Alice''': [[TooSoon Not now, Bob!]]\\
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'''Alice''': [[TooSoon [[DudeNotFunny Not now, Bob!]]\\
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice are informed that something terrible happened to their village. Bob quips "[[TakeThat What, did Uwe Boll start shooting?]]"
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice are informed that something terrible happened to their village. Bob quips "[[TakeThat What, "What, did Uwe Boll start shooting?]]"a flower pot fall over?"
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* '''Parodied''': Through the non-logic of this comedy world, Bob and Alice are put through the weirdest of things. Bob treats them like he could be executed for them, and makes several jokes along the way.
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* '''Parodied''': Through the non-logic of this comedy world, Bob and Alice are put through the accidental causes the weirdest of things. situations. Bob treats them like he could be executed for them, becomes fearful of the consequences, and makes several jokes along the way.way to cope.
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* '''Enforced''': Initially, the writers produce one of the grimmest stories the executives have ever seen. The executives, fearful of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, implore the writers to not make it ''too'' gloomy, possibly by making it funny.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a [[ColonyDrop the moon falling on Earth.]] Bob pulls out his guitar and begins singing "[[Music/{{REM}} It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!]]"
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a [[ColonyDrop the moon falling on Earth.]] Bob pulls out his guitar and begins singing "[[Music/{{REM}} It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!]]"
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* '''Inverted''': The fact that something devastating just happened [[ShooOutTheClowns is what shuts the normally snarky Bob up.]]
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* '''Inverted''': The fact that something devastating just happened [[ShooOutTheClowns [[SarcasmFailure is what shuts the normally snarky Bob up.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': Joking in the face of death, imminent doom, or intense trauma, often as a coping mechanism.
* '''Straight''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a BolivianArmyEnding. Bob quips "So, who's going to tell them we don't want encyclopedias, you or me?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a [[ColonyDrop the moon falling on Earth.]] Bob pulls out his guitar and begins singing "[[Music/{{REM}} It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!]]"
* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice are informed that something terrible happened to their village. Bob quips "[[TakeThat What, did Uwe Boll start shooting?]]"
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is TheSnarkKnight SadClown with a DarkAndTroubledPast. Came to him naturally, really.
** TruthInTelevision.
* '''Inverted''': The fact that something devastating just happened [[ShooOutTheClowns is what shuts the normally snarky Bob up.]]
* '''Subverted''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a BolivianArmyEnding. Bob, who has up to this point been known as the snarky one, is [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness at a loss for words]].
* '''Double Subverted''': So Alice pipes up with "I always wondered how Escobar felt."
* '''Parodied''': Through the non-logic of this comedy world, Bob and Alice are put through the weirdest of things. Bob treats them like he could be executed for them, and makes several jokes along the way.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob & Alice tend to make dark jokes at the CrapsackWorld they live in, but there are some incidences when [[EveryoneHasStandards even they won't bother joking about...]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice unless it's already hilarious, in which case they'll happily add to it.]]
* '''Averted''': Nothing traumatic happens, therefore nobody needs to use humor to cope.
* '''Enforced''': Initially, the writers produce one of the grimmest the executives have ever seen. The executives, fearful of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, implore the writers to not make it ''too'' gloomy, possibly by making it funny.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Bob''': So, who's going to tell them we don't want encyclopedias, you or me?\\
'''Alice''': [[TooSoon Not now, Bob!]]\\
'''Bob''': Hey, it's not like I'm gonna get an opportunity to make the joke ''later''!
* '''Invoked''': Bob's trying to break an awkward silence after he and Alice stumble on a dead body. This is the first thing he thinks of.
* '''Exploited''': The reason Bob and Alice are constantly sent to the most dangerous and/or disturbing cases is because Bob's sense of humor enables him to cope with it, something their boss finds admirable.
* '''Defied''': Whenever Alice and Bob stumble on something traumatic or get into a potential doom situation, [[RunningGag Alice always tells Bob "No, don't joke!"]]
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Alice''': Let's hope it's not something that scars us psychologically.\\
'''Bob''': A pity. I had, like, 20 jokes prepped for that precise reason.
* '''Conversed''':
-->'''Alice''': You know those characters that joke in the face of trauma?\\
'''Bob''': Indeed I do. My uncle was one.
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On second thought, [[GallowsHumor maybe they're selling Girl Scout cookies.]]
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* '''Straight''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a BolivianArmyEnding. Bob quips "So, who's going to tell them we don't want encyclopedias, you or me?"
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a [[ColonyDrop the moon falling on Earth.]] Bob pulls out his guitar and begins singing "[[Music/{{REM}} It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!]]"
* '''Downplayed''': Bob and Alice are informed that something terrible happened to their village. Bob quips "[[TakeThat What, did Uwe Boll start shooting?]]"
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is TheSnarkKnight SadClown with a DarkAndTroubledPast. Came to him naturally, really.
** TruthInTelevision.
* '''Inverted''': The fact that something devastating just happened [[ShooOutTheClowns is what shuts the normally snarky Bob up.]]
* '''Subverted''': Bob and Alice are on the receiving end of a BolivianArmyEnding. Bob, who has up to this point been known as the snarky one, is [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness at a loss for words]].
* '''Double Subverted''': So Alice pipes up with "I always wondered how Escobar felt."
* '''Parodied''': Through the non-logic of this comedy world, Bob and Alice are put through the weirdest of things. Bob treats them like he could be executed for them, and makes several jokes along the way.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob & Alice tend to make dark jokes at the CrapsackWorld they live in, but there are some incidences when [[EveryoneHasStandards even they won't bother joking about...]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice unless it's already hilarious, in which case they'll happily add to it.]]
* '''Averted''': Nothing traumatic happens, therefore nobody needs to use humor to cope.
* '''Enforced''': Initially, the writers produce one of the grimmest the executives have ever seen. The executives, fearful of DarknessInducedAudienceApathy, implore the writers to not make it ''too'' gloomy, possibly by making it funny.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Bob''': So, who's going to tell them we don't want encyclopedias, you or me?\\
'''Alice''': [[TooSoon Not now, Bob!]]\\
'''Bob''': Hey, it's not like I'm gonna get an opportunity to make the joke ''later''!
* '''Invoked''': Bob's trying to break an awkward silence after he and Alice stumble on a dead body. This is the first thing he thinks of.
* '''Exploited''': The reason Bob and Alice are constantly sent to the most dangerous and/or disturbing cases is because Bob's sense of humor enables him to cope with it, something their boss finds admirable.
* '''Defied''': Whenever Alice and Bob stumble on something traumatic or get into a potential doom situation, [[RunningGag Alice always tells Bob "No, don't joke!"]]
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Alice''': Let's hope it's not something that scars us psychologically.\\
'''Bob''': A pity. I had, like, 20 jokes prepped for that precise reason.
* '''Conversed''':
-->'''Alice''': You know those characters that joke in the face of trauma?\\
'''Bob''': Indeed I do. My uncle was one.
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