MORE LIKE DOUBLE POSITIVE: A little while ago someone -- perhaps Matt? or perhaps not -- mentioned that Sepinwall had identified "Donald Glover crying" as something that is never not funny. I think that Sepinwall also had long ago named "Donald Faison dancing" as something that is never not funny (though it may just have fallen into the slightly broader category of "never not enjoyable").
It got me thinking -- what else is never not funny? I'd say "Leslie Knope listing things" tops my list, though "Raylan Givens talks people out of gunplay" and "fake band names by anybody" are up there too.
I take credit or blame as appropriate for noting (in agreement with Alan) that Donald Glover crying is never not funny. Agreed on Leslie (though my favorite is Leslie listing town slogans).
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ReplyDeleteStanley Hudson raising his voice.
STOP.....POOPING!!! is never not funny.
ReplyDeleteTobias Funke's dream to join Blue Man Group and all sight gags and filthy puns in service thereof? Never not funny.
I used to think Chris Farley falling down and breaking stuff was never not funny, but now it's never not sad.
GOB Bluth realizing he's made a huge mistake.
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ReplyDeleteAny H. Jon Benjamin line reading.
ReplyDeleteStefon on "Weekend Update". Seriously, he may be my favorite SNL recurring character since, like, 1990.
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ReplyDeleteAlso, watermelon to the face!
ReplyDeleteAnd along those lines, any Arrested Development character attempting to act like a chicken. "Koo-koo-ka-CHA! Koo-koo-ka-CHA!"
ReplyDeleteLewis Black saying f**k.
ReplyDeleteAnything Daniel Tosh says in his standup.
ReplyDeleteLewis Black talking about republicans and democrats.
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ReplyDeleteJoan Cusack losing her shit; see: Broadcast News, In & Out, School of Rock, etc.
ReplyDeleteAlso, from AD--pretty much any appearance by J. Walter Weatherman or use of the phrase "And that's why you...."
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ReplyDeleteI double the Joan Cusack losing her shit nomination, especially the "Is everybody gay?" rant from "In and Out".
ReplyDeleteWhen properly spaced, it's hard to see me thinking Brittany one liners on "Glee" ever losing their laugh power.
Kittens chasing laser-pointer lights?
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ReplyDeleteAny disturbing details about the mother/son relationship between Travis and Jules on Cougar Town.
ReplyDeleteAnytime they ask Julie Bowen to do physical comedy on Modern Family (she's mildly underrated).
Adam Savage's Jamie Hyneman impersonation on Mythbusters.
The entire Vince Masuka character on Dexter.
Pretty much every recurring joke on HIMYM (sandwiches, slap bet, the demented Marshal version of Minnesota, Robin Sparkles, Barney's modern anthropology lessons, etc.).
The Scotsman character on Samurai Jack.
David Sedaris doing his Billie Holiday impression.
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