"Yes, it may be wrong of us to laugh at the misfortunes of others, but God should have thought of that before He made misfortunes totally funny."
— Seanbaby
Weiss: [after dropping a bucket of solid ice on Ruby] Ha! Now that's ice water!
Yang: Weiss, I think she's concussed!
Weiss: I think she's pranked, is what she is.
Yang: Weiss, I think she's concussed!
Weiss: I think she's pranked, is what she is.
Gary: Right now you are down and out,
And feelin' really crappy...
Nicky: I'll say.
Gary: But when I see how sad you are,
It sorta makes me... happy!
Nicky: Happy?!
Gary: Sorry, Nicky; human nature!
Nothin' I can do;
It's schadenfreude,
Makin' me feel glad that I'm not you!
And feelin' really crappy...
Nicky: I'll say.
Gary: But when I see how sad you are,
It sorta makes me... happy!
Nicky: Happy?!
Gary: Sorry, Nicky; human nature!
Nothin' I can do;
It's schadenfreude,
Makin' me feel glad that I'm not you!
Samerina Volcuzas: The bitch spat on me okay! She didn't know her place! So I showed her where it is. Under my boot. Though to be honest, I think she just stained these boots of mine. Now I must buy another pair of boots again. Can you imagine how much it cost me to buy these things?
Dieter Mengele: One burned down shopping mall and a hundred innocent civilians?
Samerina Volcuzas: Exactly!
Dieter Mengele: One burned down shopping mall and a hundred innocent civilians?
Samerina Volcuzas: Exactly!
Please take my wife, please take my wife
Then I’ll take your wife, then I’ll fuck your wife
Just a fucking joke, though its kinda not
There’s a little truth in every single shot
Fueled by hate
Await your fate
Your time has come
To die on stage
It's funny because it's not
Then I’ll take your wife, then I’ll fuck your wife
Just a fucking joke, though its kinda not
There’s a little truth in every single shot
Fueled by hate
Await your fate
Your time has come
To die on stage
It's funny because it's not
It is not enough for me to succeed. Others must fail.
Dwarf: By Moradin's beard! Why do only our homes and children burn?!
Black Mage: [winking] Because it seemed excessively cruel!
Black Mage: [winking] Because it seemed excessively cruel!
Dr. Ivo Robotnik: Ah, hap-PINESS is always so much more enjoyable when it's based on the misery of millions.
Richard III is William Shakespeare's first great comedy. Okay, I know that it gets listed as a tragedy. But, y'see, a tragedy is where a lot of people get killed, and you feel sorry for some of them. In Richard III, a lot of people get killed, and you don't feel sorry for any of them.
"Whenever someone gets run over, I giggle. Does that make me a bad person?"
—Anon
How do y'all do it?
I've been telling you guys, terribly sad things this whole song
You haven't been sad at all
You've been happy, no, You've been laughing
That's it, laughter, it's the key to everything
It's the way to solve all the sadness in the world
I mean, not for the people that are actually sad
But for the people like us, that gotta fucking deal with 'em all the time
Being a comedian isn't being an insensitive prick
Capitalizing on the most animalistic impulses of the public, it's being a hero!
The world isn't sad
The world's funny! I get it now I'm a sociopath!
—Bo Burnham, "what."
You know, it's funny. They say that television encourages violence. But I'm smashing his face in, and we haven't got one!
—Eddie Hitler, Bottom
"Comedy's a dead art form. Now tragedy- that's funny."
—Bender, Futurama
"Mwahahaha... Oh come on! If you don't laugh it just seems mean..."
—Barney, How I Met Your Mother
Carly: So how's Freddie?
Mrs. Benson: Broken. But I see you're just fine. Isn't that nice?
Mrs. Benson: Broken. But I see you're just fine. Isn't that nice?
—iCarly, "iSaved Your Life"
"How much humor can we milk out of psychotic behavior? Find out this fall! Only on Marvel/DC!
—This trailer
for Season 3 of I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC
for Season 3 of I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC"It's only funny until someone gets hurt... then it's frickin' hilarious!"
—T-shirt slogan
Ms. Tightpussy: That was... horrible, but mildly entertaining.
There's an old Earth word. It's called schadenfreude - the feeling of elation that comes from learning of the suffering of others. Like when you hear that a rival newsman was caught cursing in front of a live mike, or that a particularly corrupt alderman just stepped in front of a garbage truck. It's elation accompanied by that twinge of guilt for feeling so good, and the quiet, fervent prayer that something that bad never happens to you.
— Michael Liberty, Liberty's Crusade.
"I absolutely believe that jokes should always be at someone's expense."
"Go on, laugh! But you won't be laughing when you're crushed by a giant meteor. That's only funny when it happens to someone else! Comedy 101 people!"
—Dr. Eggman, Sonic Boom, Spacemageddonocalypse
Lisa: Dad, do you know what schadenfreude is?
Homer: No, I do not know what schadenfreude is. Please tell me, because I'm dying to know.
Lisa: It's a German term for shameful joy; taking pleasure in the suffering of others.
Homer: Oh, come on, Lisa. I'm just glad to see [Flanders] fall flat on his butt! He's usually all happy and comfortable and surrounded by loved ones. And it makes me feel...! What's the opposite of that shameful joy thing of yours?
Lisa: Sour grapes.
Homer: Boy, those Germans have a word for everything.
—The Simpsons, "When Flanders Failed"
Random by-passer watching teams set up something outside while windy: When they do something stupid, we think it’s funny.
—Amazing Race, season 18 (US) finale
"Haha. Oh, Discord... You make even the most upsetting things sound so fun."
—Fluttershy, My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!
Leonard: No matter who I give the funds to, someone's gonna be upset with me.
Sheldon: You really care if people are angry at you?
Leonard: Of course.
Sheldon: Interesting. Why don't you got to the store and get me some tapioca pudding or I'm gonna be angry at you.
Leonard: No.
Sheldon: So it comes and goes?
Leonard: How do you not care what people think of you?
Sheldon: It's easy. I mean, not beating you at chess easy, but what is?
Leonard: Wait. You can make this decision. You don't care if you upset people, you can pick for me.
Sheldon: I certainly could.
Leonard: Oh, great.
Sheldon: But I won't. I think this is a learning opportunity for you.
Leonard: Oh Sheldon, c'mon.
Sheldon: Oh, I'm sorry, did I hurt your feelings?
Leonard: Yes!
Sheldon: Ask me how I feel about that.
Sheldon: You really care if people are angry at you?
Leonard: Of course.
Sheldon: Interesting. Why don't you got to the store and get me some tapioca pudding or I'm gonna be angry at you.
Leonard: No.
Sheldon: So it comes and goes?
Leonard: How do you not care what people think of you?
Sheldon: It's easy. I mean, not beating you at chess easy, but what is?
Leonard: Wait. You can make this decision. You don't care if you upset people, you can pick for me.
Sheldon: I certainly could.
Leonard: Oh, great.
Sheldon: But I won't. I think this is a learning opportunity for you.
Leonard: Oh Sheldon, c'mon.
Sheldon: Oh, I'm sorry, did I hurt your feelings?
Leonard: Yes!
Sheldon: Ask me how I feel about that.
—The Big Bang Theory, "The Grant Allocation Derivation"
"This is some hilarious stuff, losers! It's got a setup, a punchline, a dude gets hurt? Come on!"
— Muscle Man, Regular Show, "Go Viral"
