History Funny / THELORDOFTHERINGS

* While Sam is briefly the Ringbearer, the Ring attempts to corrupt him like it has everyone else. But Sam is such an honest and simple gardener that the only thing the Ring can come up with to tempt him is an image of Mordor ''covered with flowers''. Sam immediately dismisses this as ridiculous - not because it would be impossible or because it would mess up something, but because there is no way one person could tend to a garden that big. One gets the feeling the Ring was a little desperate.

* While Sam is briefly the Ringbearer, the Ring attempts to corrupt him like it has everyone else. But Sam is such an honest and simple gardener that the only thing the Ring can come up with to tempt him is an image of Mordor ''covered with flowers''. Sam immediately dismisses this as ridiculous. One gets the feeling the Ring was a little desperate.

* Rather HilariousInHindsight (most read ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' after the trilogy), but Bilbo is composing a song about Earendil to perform in Rivendell and asks for Aragorn's help. Aragorn obliges, but comments that it's rather cheeky to write verses about Earendil in the House of Elrond. Earendil happens to be Elrond's father, a fact stated later, but knowing the whole story about him and his family just makes Aragorn's warning funnier.

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* Heck, even Frodo and Gandalf's first scene together is marvelous. After Gandalf claims a wizard "arrives precisely when he means to," and then how they start laughing, you can ''see'' the look on Frodo's face that pretty much says, "You are ''so'' full of B.S.", and Gandalf is only too happy to agree.
** Gandalf's response when Frodo tells him that before he came to the Shire, the Bagginses "were very well thought of - never had any adventures or did anything unexpected."
-->'''Gandalf''': If you're referring to [[Literature/TheHobbit the incident with the dragon]], [[BlatantLies I was barely involved]]. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door.
** When Frodo told Gandalf that many Hobbits consider him to be "disturber of peace", Gandalf skeptically replies "Really?" But then he looks around worryingly as if thinking "Wait, is he serious?"
* Gandalf drives by a small crowd of children begging for a display of fireworks. He complies; the children cheer, and an old hobbit who was watching indulges in a chuckle, but on seeing his wife, hastily adopts a face of disapproval to match hers.
* Gandalf banging his head on a ceiling lamp, and then one of the archways in Bilbo's home with a very healthy ''*thump*''.
** [[ThrowItIn Even funnier when you realize that it was an accident]].
* "It's the Sackville Bagginses! They're after the house! They've never forgiven me for living this long!"
* The Extended Edition has Bilbo giving Frodo a heartfelt speech about how he considers the boy his only true family. In the middle of this touching moment:
-->'''Frodo:''' Bilbo, have you been at the Gaffer's home brew?\\
'''Bilbo:''' No! *{{Beat}}* [[ByNoIMeanYes Well, yes]], but that's not the point!
* Merry and Pippin's first scene, the one with the firework! "You were supposed to stick it in the ground!" "It ''is'' in the ground!" "OUTSIDE!" "This was ''your'' idea!" ...And then it explodes.
** Remember, kids: When all else fails? '''Blame the other guy.'''
** Made even more hilarious by the fact that Billy Boyd [[EnforcedMethodActing really did scream when the firework goes off]]. Yes, the scream in the movie really is Billy.
** Also, while he's a little hard to understand when he says it, he also claims to have pissed himself, earning the nickname "Pissylegs" from Dominic. Also:
--->"And that is Billy [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl shrieking like a girl]]."
* Just before that, we have Gandalf going to his cart and grabbing more fireworks, actually ''giggling'' in amusement, like "Oh, this will be freaking amazing."
* Just after Merry and Pippin's firework mishap, the dragon firework is soaring down and scaring the hell out of the whole congregation. Frodo warns a drunk Bilbo, who brushes him off like a drunk old man would.
-->'''Frodo:''' Bilbo! Bilbo, watch out for the dragon!\\
'''Bilbo:''' ''[not looking]'' Dragon? Nonsense, there hasn't been dragon in these parts for a thousand years!
** Even funnier? Bilbo is ''utterly and completely lying'' (assuming that by "these parts" he means Middle-Earth as opposed to the Shire) as it was only about 70 years ago that Smaug, a dragon, died...
* In the Extended Edition, Sam getting jealous when he sees another hobbit flirting with his long-time crush, Rosie Cotton, as he and Frodo are leaving the Green Dragon.
-->'''[[ShipperOnDeck Frodo]]:''' Don't worry, Sam. Rosie knows an idiot when she sees one.\\
'''Sam:''' [''hopefully''] Does she?
* "I ain't been droppin' no eaves Sir, honest! I was just the cutting grass under the window there! That is, I heard a good deal about a Ring and Dark Lord and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick something about the end of the world]], but... Please, Mr. Gandalf sir, don't hurt me! Don't turn me into anything...unnatural!"
* When Bilbo hosts the party, he greets a fellow hobbit woman and asks "Are these children yours?" When she says yes he whispers "Good gracious, you have been productive".
* Bilbo returns home after his disappearing act, walks through to a room and Gandalf is standing just inside. "I suppose you think it was terribly clever." - cue Bilbo looking around in surprise until he finds him.
* After running into Merry and Pippin stealing from Farmer Maggot's crop, [[TheScapegoat Sam finds himself laden down with a large selection of vegetables]], while Merry and Pippin promptly scarper with Frodo. Sam is left standing there for a moment while a pissed off Farmer Maggot is getting closer and closer...then drops the vegetables and runs for it after the others.
-->'''Farmer Maggot''': You know what's gonna happen when I catch up with you?!
* "My point is, he's clearly overreacting."
** As Merry and Pippin are bickering over this, the camera pulls back to show that all the hobbits are, unbeknownst to them, running towards a cliff.
** After falling off said cliff:
--->'''Pippin:''' ''(having just missed landing in a small pile of horse poop)'' Oh, that was close.\\
'''Merry:''' ''(groaning)'' I think I've broken something. ''(holds up a broken carrot)'' Oh.
* This exchange:
-->'''Pippin:''' What's that?\\
'''Merry:''' This, my friend, is a pint.\\
'''Pippin:''' It comes in pints?! I'm getting one!\\
'''Sam:''' ''(as Pippin leaves)'' You've had a whole half already!
** In that same scene, when Pippin is blabbing about Frodo's real identity, he's going into lavish detail about exactly ''how'' he's related to Frodo, taking his listeners through the finer points of hobbit genealogy. It's very very short, but a GeniusBonus as well, because hobbits ''adore'' studying family trees.
* Unintentionally Hilarious, but the scene of the Nazgûl breaking into the Prancing Pony in order to kill the hobbits as they sleep. They raise their blades and begin stabbing into the beds, only to find that it's all a simple pillow set-up while the four are safely in an inn across the way. It's funny to see the most feared servants of Sauron being fooled by one of the oldest tricks in the book.
** And how ''pissed off'' they are.
* "What about second breakfast?"
** What makes this truly hilarious is the look that all the hobbits, even [[OnlySaneMan Frodo]], give Strider as if he's some sort of idiot, as well as Pippin's horrified expression as he realizes Men usually only have three meals a day.
* From the first film, when Elrond declares, "You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!" and the music swells heroically...
-->'''Pippin:''' Great! Where are we going?
-->'''Merry:''' ''(gives Pippin a shocked "really?" look)''
-->'''Frodo:''' ''[[FunnyBackgroundEvent (looks concerned)]]''
** The moment is even better on the original DVD release: the first segment of the movie cuts ''right there''.
** When one considers the [[{{Mordor}} inevitable response,]] this is quite possibly the very best setup for a comical AnswerCut ever to be put to film.
** Also the look on Elrond's face when Merry and Pippin crash the council. You half expect him to call for a hobbit-wrangler...or an exterminator.
** Just before that, this dialogue, when Sam crashes it himself.
--->'''Sam:''' Mr. Frodo's not going anywhere without me!\\
'''Elrond:''' [[DeadpanSnarker No, indeed, it is hardly possible to separate you, even when he is summoned to a secret Council and you are not]].
** Elrond during the entire scene, really. Poor guy isn't having the best day. He calls a meeting that he quickly loses control of (to the point where you can see him doing a literal FacePalm at some points). When Sam jumps in he takes it in stride - his amused reaction seems as though he knew Sam was eavesdropping. But when Merry and Pippin come in as well, he's taken completely aback. You know he's got to be wondering just who was assigned to stand guard over the "secret council" to keep out the riffraff. Elrond comes off as a bit of a [[OnlySaneEmployee beleaguered boss]] throughout the whole thing, though he holds it together rather well.
** And then when the Fellowship makes its Heroic Exit, Frodo has to desperately whisper to Gandalf, asking which way he's supposed to turn after passing through the gate.
** And Pippin possibly introducing Middle-Earth to {{Buffy Speak}}:
---> '''Pippin:''' You need people of intelligence on this sort of mission...quest...thing.\\
'''Merry:''' [[DontExplainTheJoke Well, that rules you out, Pip]].
*** Pippin even gives a little nod to Merry before doing a DoubleTake.
** Frodo's "WTF?" face during that exchange is also golden. And Gandalf's look of disbelief. It must be seen to be believed.
* Pippin's giveaway of the Fellowship in Moria, while most certainly not having a good outcome, gets played up much better than it was portrayed in the book: instead of intentionally dropping a rock to listen for a clatter, he twists an arrow stuck in the neck of a skeleton sitting on the lip of a well, which accidentally causes its helmet to fall down the shaft with the skull still inside of it. Then ''the entire suit of armor'' topples over after it, dragging the chain and bucket with it! Pippin's winces with every single bounce of the whole set (and the expressions made by everyone else in the room) are priceless, especially since the clattering continued [[OverlyLongGag for a good twenty seconds]].
-->'''Gandalf:''' [''after the clattering has finally stopped, furious''] ''Fool'' of a Took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your ''stupidity!''
* The Fellowship enters Lothlorien, and Gimli is grumbling about elves and boasting about himself.
-->'''Gimli''': I have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox... ''[turns to come face to face with a bow with arrow drawn]'' ''Oh.''
-->'''Haldir''': The dwarf breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark.
-->'''Gimli''': ''[grumbling]''
* Legolas firing two arrows at once is pretty cool, but it also looks like he's recreating the poster for ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''.
* The scene where the whole party is struggling through waist-deep snow while Legolas just calmly walks along the top of it.
* The scene were Boromir has kindly taken it upon himself to teach Merry and Pippin how to swordfight, only for Boromir to accidentally cut Pippin's hand when sparring. This earns the easily-6ft Captain of the White Tower a hilarious tackle to the ground from both 4ft-halflings.
** It gets better when Aragorn tries to lend Boromir a hand but is easily overpowered by the Hobbits' tactics also earning himself a spot on the floor.
-->'''Pippin & Merry: (in unison)''' "For the Shire!"
* A rare exchange between Legolas, Merry, and Pippin:
-->'''Legolas:''' Lembas! Elvish waybread! One bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man!\\
'''Merry:''' How many did you eat?\\
'''Pippin:''' [[BigEater Four]].
* When the orcs are coming for them in the Mines of Moria, Boromir's irritated, utterly deadpan mutter of "They have a ''cave-troll''". It's not an OhCrap moment, it's more like "Well, ''dammit''", mixed with a generous helping of "Of ''course'' they have a cave troll."
** Also filed under ThisIsGonnaSuck. And yes, it does.
* In the Extended Edition, Gimli utters a Dwarfish insult[[labelnote:translation]]"I spit on your grave"[[/labelnote]] to Haldir and Aragorn beside him exasperatedly closes his eyes thinking "Just what we needed...". The expression on Haldir's face makes it even better. He knows ''exactly'' what Gimli said.
* This little gem from an otherwise very serious moment in the first film when Pippin and Merry [[DrawAggro distract the orcs from Frodo by acting as live bait]]:
-->'''Pippin''': ''[happily]'' It's working!\\
'''Merry''': I know it's working. ''Run''.
* During the final battle, Aragorn is grappling with an Uruk-hai as Legolas calmly kills every other one on the screen (half a dozen of them) before finally turning around and shooting the one that's got Aragorn by the neck.
* Aragorn's horrified ''WTF'' face as the Uruk captain pushes himself onto his sword is rather entertaining.
* One from the end of the first movie.
-->'''Frodo''': I'm going to Mordor alone!\\
'''Sam''': 'Course you are! And I'm coming with you!
* When they arrive at the walls of Moria, Gimli says Dwarf doors are invisible when closed.
-->'''Gandalf:''' Yes, Gimli, their own masters cannot find them if their secrets are forgotten.\\
'''Legolas:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Why doesn't that surprise me?]]

[[folder: Two Towers]]
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* Gimli's and Legolas' body-counting contest.
** The deleted scene showing the result of their bet. Legolas:42, Gimli:43...then Legolas shoots Gimli's last kill.
--->'''Gimli:''' He was already dead!\\
'''Legolas:''' He was twitching!\\
'''Gimli:''' He was ''twitching?'' Cause he's got my axe '''embedded in his nervous system'''! ''[punctuates by jerking the axe, inducing more twitching]''.
*** Also a meta example -- Creator/PeterJackson was fully aware of the AnachronismStew.
* There's the scene with Gandalf stalking up to Théoden, while [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]], Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli bat guards out of the way.
** The highlight of that part is, while Legolas and Aragorn are punching and tripping the guards, Gimli seems to be just ramming head first into people.
** Also at the end of the fight, the hilarious look of terror on Grima's face when Gimli pins him to the floor with a boot on his chest.
* Just before that, when they're disarming to enter the Golden Hall and Gandalf convinces Hama to let him keep his staff and then gives Aragorn (and the audience by extension) a little knowing look with a slight twitch of the eye -- literally blink and you'll miss it but delightfully devious... In the nicest possible way.
** Also, the way he leans on Legolas as they enter to make himself appear frail.
* After Gandalf cures Théoden, there's an unintentional DoubleEntendre:
-->'''Gandalf:''' "[[ADateWithRosiePalms Your fingers would remember their old strength better if they grasped your sword.]]"
** Followed by the badass moment of Theoden drawing his sword...and then giving [[TheMole Grima]] a rather hearty DeathGlare. Cut to Grima being bodily chucked down the long stairs at the top of Edoras.
* The discussion of Dwarf women:
-->'''Gimli''': It's true, you don't see many dwarf women. In fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for dwarf men.\\
'''Aragorn''': ''*whispering*'' It's the beards. ''*Éowyn chuckles*''\\
'''Gimli''': And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there ''are'' no dwarf women! And that dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground! ''*Éowyn laughs*'' ...which is of course, ridiculous!
** This information, except for Aragorn's elaboration, comes ''straight'' from the appendix of the books, so this could be considered a CMOF for Tolkien himself.
* "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then you ''are'' very small."
** What happens beforehand between Pippin and Treebeard doubles as both a CMOF and a CMOA. Treebeard is taking Merry and Pippin home after the Entmoot results in no response to Saruman's treachery. Then Pippin realizes that getting Treebeard to take them to Isengard will set him off and finally get him to go to war. How does he do this? Through the most laughably transparent bullshitting Middle-Earth has ever seen. The best part is that ''it actually works:''
-->'''Pippin:''' [[InsaneTrollLogic The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm]]. ''It's the last thing he'll expect!''
* What Éowyn told Aragorn about fearing a cage (like in the book) becomes funny on a meta level since Creator/NicolasCage had been offered the role of Aragorn, but turned it down.
* At the beginning of the Battle of Helm's Deep, an old Rohirrim archer loses his grip on his arrow before the order is given. His shot nails an Uruk-hai right in the throat, and the Orc unceremoniously falls face-first into the mud. The rest of the Uruk-hai, who had been stomping and roaring throughout the whole thing, immediately stop what they're doing and stare at him in utter shock. It's like they're all thinking, "No fair! We ain't done yet!"
** Also darkly hilarious is the long tortured moan that Orc lets out as he falls. You can almost hear his final thoughts. "Ten thousand of us, and you hit ''me?'' Oy..."
** What makes the scene even funnier is Aragorn shouting 'Halt' in Sindarin without looking, thinking it was an intentional shot and the one responsible, an immortal Elf instead of an old Rohirrim man who is shocked at his own results.
* One anonymous orc's single line 'We ain't going no furva, 'till we've 'ad a breeva!'
* Encountering Treebeard, Pippin telling Merry "''Don't talk to it. Don't encourage it.''"
* Then there is the moment in the second movie where Aragorn kicks an orc helmet and screams loud after being led to believe Merry and Pippin was dead. A serious moment under normal circumstances, if you don't take in account that Creator/ViggoMortensen actually broke two of his toes during that shot. The scream is so realistic because he screamed out of actual ''physical'' pain rather than the emotional response of the character.
* "If we had time I'd get this adjusted. ''(chainmail crashes to the floor) '' ''{{Beat}}'' It's a bit tight across the chest!" The "''Of course'' it is" looks on Aragorn and Legolas' faces just sells it.
* As our heroes are awaiting the attack on Helm's Deep, the camera pans along the top of the wall, showing a row of soldiers... and a gap right next to Legolas with just the top of Gimli's helmet visible.
-->'''Gimli:''' What's happening out there?\\
'''Legolas:''' Shall I describe it to you, or would you like me to find you a box?
** There's then a pause, and Gimli actually ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny laughs]]'' instead of getting angry, making this also something of a CMOH.
*** It gets better a moment later when Aragorn roams by to look out over the oncoming army...and stands behind Gimli so he can see through the gap.
** "If it's luck you live by, let's hope it lasts the night." "Your friends are with you, Aragorn." "Let's hope ''they'' last the night."
* And who could forget PO-TAY-TOES!
-->[[MemeticMutation "Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!"]]
* Éomer telling Gimli "I would cut off your head, Dwarf, if it stood but a little higher from the ground." This is undercut, though, by Legolas' immediate [=CMOA=] response ("You would die before your stroke fell!")
** The "Nice to meet you too, asshole"-like look on Gimli's face when he hears this is also quite humorous.
** As is his look of shock immediately after, when tensions reach the breaking point. He clearly didn't expect things to escalate so quickly.
* After several hours of deliberation amongst the Ents when presented with news of war:
-->'''Treebeard:''' "The entmoot has decided that you (Merry & Pippin)... are not orcs". (smiles proudly while the other Ents nod very cheerfully)\\
'''Pippin:''' "Well, that's good news."
** Note that when Treebeard first tried to relay this news, he actually ''fell asleep mid-sentence.''
** Also note Merry, who is getting increasingly frustrated by how much time is being wasted.
* Saruman reaching over to keep Wormtongue from holding a candle over a pot of gunpowder (which is also a ShoutOut to ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''). A sort of Fridge Funny moment would be imagining just what would have happened if Saruman had been a little slower.
* Gimli versus Wargs. Kills one and it falls on top of him. While trying to lift the warg off an orc pokes its head up and he kills it, adding to the pile. Cue the second warg, a look of absolute OhCrap from Gimli...and [[RuleOfThree Aragorn kills it]], plunging [[HumiliationConga another massive heavy body on top of Gimli]]. Gimli's face, a mixture of OhCrap and YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe, really sells it.
* The Last March of the Ents, while incredibly awesome, has one incredibly funny background moment: The Ents so far have had no casualties in the fight. One of the trees catches on fire then. Naturally, Treebeard commands his kin to break the dam and let the water flood. Cue flaming treedude randomly running into the water to douse the flames.
* Gollum shrieking and wailing over Sam making a stew out of the rabbit he caught, complete with the immortal line, "Stupid fat hobbit!" -- particularly as Sam [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne only takes offense at "fat."]] The two then go on to argue about how best to prepare (or not prepare) food, sounding very much like two cooks fighting over who gets to grill at a barbecue.
* "Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!"
* "Manflesh!" Then, the other Uruk-Hai looks ''upward''. Does he think Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are ''flying'' after them?

* After the Battle of Isengard, a famished Merry and Pippin find a storeroom full of food ... and miracle of miracles, a couple of barrels of Longbottom Leaf (aka the Shire's most popular [[GRatedDrug pipe-weed]]). It gets even better when fridge hilarity kicks in and you realize that they're ''smoking Saruman's stash. ''
** Pippin asks if they should share it with Treebeard, and Merry says no.
-->'''Merry''': Dead plant and all that. Don't think he'd understand. Could be a distant relative.
** Even funnier when you remember how Saruman [[{{Hypocrite}} gave Gandalf grief for being a smoker]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', and Radagast for his mushrooms in ''The Hobbit''.
** WordOfGod says that actually the ''reason'' Saruman started smoking was because of Gandalf.
** And then Treebeard comes over and sniffs the air as a laughing Merry and Pippin hotbox the storeroom enough that the smoke comes pouring out the door.
** Not to mention, when Pippin finds the apple, he looks up, a CallBack to the first film when Aragorn hits him in the head with one for his second breakfast.
* Gollum's "Sméagol wouldn't hurt a fly" thing where he smacks his palm against his hand, accidentally killing a fly, and making a hilarious cry.
* During the fight at Helm's Deep, Gimli and Legolas start up their contest again. Gimli has two, Legolas seventeen (helps that he was one of the archers before the orcs got ladders up.) Gimli's pissed that he's so far behind and his next attack puts his ax [[GroinAttack right into a climbing orc's family jewels]].
-->'''Gimli:''' Legolas! Two already!\\
'''Legolas:''' I'm on seventeen!\\
'''Gimli:''' Huh? I'll have no pointy ear outscoring me! *cue GroinAttack*
** Also before that, an Uruk berserker is carving up elves left, right and centre. Gimli dives forward, sliding along the ground and coming to a stop right under the Uruk, grinning evilly, and then brings his axe right up between the Uruk's legs.
* Then the next time we see him, he's standing on the wall between two ladders, and racking up a pretty impressive body count by knocking the Uruk-Hai off each one methodically. Becomes much funnier when you realize that this is how he obviously caught up to Legolas -- by being a CombatPragmatist. His very audible count sells it, echoing into the next shot.
* In the {{deleted scene}} where Frodo and Sam discuss to Faramir over how they are getting into Mordor via going into Cirith Ungol, you can spot Gollum realizing that Faramir knows what's really in there, tries to slink and sneak off without being seen as they do, Faramir reaches out and grabs him by the throat before he can even get inches away.
* In the Extended Edition, Éowyn proudly offering Aragorn a bowl of [[LethalChef horrible-looking stew]] that she has concocted (which includes what looks like a large lump of [[NauseaFuel solid fat]]), and then watching him eat, so he has to choke the whole thing down. She turns away, he goes to immediately dump it out, and then she turns around and he accidentally sloshes half of the bowl of ''very hot stew'' all over his hands. This is almost immediately followed by Éowyn mentioning how her uncle talked about some of Aragorn's past exploits that shows [[OlderThanTheyLook how old Aragorn really is]], and Aragorn sheepishly admits that he's 87.
** Before she offers some to Aragorn, she passes by Gimli, who politely declines.
* Gimli, about the Rohirrim: "You'd find more cheer in a graveyard."
* After reuniting with Gandalf (and learning that he CameBackStrong as "Gandalf the White"), Gimli says something bad about Fangorn Forest. The trees reply with groans of anger. Gimli immediately [[VerbalBackspace takes back his words]] and starts flattering them.
-->'''Gimli:''' This new Gandalf is even more grumpy than the old one.
* Aragorn and Gimli are clearing the causeway of Helm's Deep. As the Rohan soldiers board up the breached door, Theoden yells at them to 'get out of there!'. Aragorn gives him a look that says 'seriously?' given them being blocked out and Uruks coming from behind. Que Legolas standing on the ramparts with a rope yelling 'Aragorn!' in an overly dramatic fashion.
* There's something both heartwarming and hilarious about Aragorn hugging Haldir when the Elves first appear.
* When Theoden yells at Aragorn to retreat into the keep of Helm's Deep, Gimli ''literally'' has to be hauled away by Legolas and another elf as he kicks and yells at them to stop it.
* Frodo and Sam are climbing down a cliff using the Elvish rope from Galadriel -- they realise they can't see the bottom due to fog when Sam loses his footing, asking Frodo to catch something that fell from his pocket (which turns out to be [[spoiler:chicken seasoning]]), then causing Frodo to fall...[[AntiClimax a very short drop, it turns out.]]
-->'''Frodo:''' I think I've found the bottom.
** And then Sam laments about having to leave the real Elvish rope tied to the rock at the top of the cliff to continue their journey:
-->'''Sam:''' Well, there's nothing for it. It's one of my knots. [[TemptingFate Won't come free in a hurry]].\\
[''he pulls -- and the rope immediately unties and falls to the ground'']\\
'''Frodo:''' [''in a amused "well, damn" tone''] Real Elvish rope.
** This scene could be interpreted in two ways: either the rope magically untied itself due to its Elvish make, or Sam isn't actually as good as tying knots as he says he is.
* Sam when Faramir asks his relationship to Frodo:
-->'''Faramir''': His bodyguard?\\
'''Sam''': [''dismissively''] His gardener.
* Aragorn's amusement being written on his face well before Gimli admitted that he needed to be tossed onto the causeway - he cottoned on quicker than the dwarf!

[[folder: Return of the King]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome! My lords, to Isengard!]]
* Gandalf's reaction to the armored trolls after commanding the Gondorian troops to stand their ground.
* Gandalf gets absolutely ''fed up'' with Denethor and cuts his Doom and Gloom rant short by [[ShutUpHannibal beating the guy up with his staff]]. [[MusicalisInterruptus The background music even stops while this is happening.]]
** SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome as well.
* "That still only counts as one!"
* Merry and Pippin's rendition of 'The Green Dragon', when they're singing and dancing on the table, drinks in hand, to the beat set by clapping Rohirrim/thumping tankards, and often utterly careless of what they might be kicking - this includes Gamling's drink, all over him.
* Also, the DrinkingGame between Legolas and Gimli.
-->'''Legolas''': I feel something. A slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me!\\
'''Gimli''': ''(very drunk)'' What'd I say? He can't hold his liquor! (passes out)\\
'''Legolas''': ''(short pause)'' Game over.
** Completely unfair, by the way. Gimli had a pile of tankards in front of him, and Legolas seemed to be on his first. And yet they try to make it look like a win for team Elf.
*** Well, they are [[OurElvesAreBetter just better]], you know.
*** They both had copious amounts of tankards in front of them, Legolas just hadn't piled his as high, choosing to set them on the table instead of in a stack.
*** Indeed, Legolas drank at least 9 tankards. However, from the pile in front of him, Gimli seems to have drunk at least half again that. Still manages to go against your expectations from an elf, though.
---> '''Gimli''': Here's ta dwarves that go swimmin'... with ''little hairy women!'' Heh heh heh!
*** And Éomer's reaction to Legolas' 'I think it's affecting me'; a look that screams 'You people are just ''weird.'''
*** It is somewhat justified. In ''The Hobbit'', it is explained that the Wood Elven royalty drink wine that is so high in alcohol content, more than a small cup will knock you unconscious.
*** Mere mortal beverages cannot be expected to take down the son of Randy Thrandy.
* When Aragorn leaves Dunharrow for the Paths of the Dead, he tells Gimli that he must stay behind, but:
-->'''Legolas''': ''(approaching from behind)'' [[IHaveThisFriend Have you learnt nothing of the stubbornness of dwarves?]]
* Being with knowledge of the books, Denethor's death scene was {{Narm}} to the 10th power. A very old man, on fire, sprinting the length of a football field to just drop off like a flaming meteor... Hilarious. And it also managed to turn Gandalf's reaction -- verbatim from the book -- into a pun.
--> '''Gandalf''': (''as Denethor runs by'') So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion.
** The French dub missed a massive occasion for an IncrediblyLamePun there, considering that one of the ways to announce that someone's just died is to say that they went out (like a fire).
* Aragorn tells Legolas to fire a warning shot to Sauron's pirate reinforcements, Gimli then nudges the bow so he nails one of them dead center in the chest. Made better by a {{Casting Gag}}: the pirates were all played by the production staff, and Creator/PeterJackson was the one who got killed.
* Merry and Pippin greeting their bewildered friends while enjoying the wares of conquered Isengard, looking as smug as can possibly be. "The salted pork is particularly good."
** And of course Gimli's reaction to that line: he immediately stops being angry at the Hobbits when he realizes that there's bacon nearby.
** Gandalf, on the other hand, gives the tiniest, frustrated mutter of, ''"Hobbits."''
** Before the others show up, Pippin comments about how sitting on the wrecked wall of Isengard makes him feel like he's back at the Green Dragon, with "A mug of ale in my hand, putting my feet up on a settle after a hard day's work."
-->'''Merry''': Only, you've never ''done'' a hard day's work. ''[Pippin shrugs in agreement, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny and both laugh]]]''
* Gimli's quote during the planning for the Battle of the Black Gates:
-->"Certainty of death. Small chance of success. [[ILikeThoseOdds What are we waiting for?]]"
** Made even better because he spends that entire scene lounging in Denethor's throne while smoking his pipe like he owns the place.
* After Frodo has destroyed the ring, Sam's crying about how he would have married Rosie is hilarious. The moment is meant to be quite tragic but the one detail he puts emphasis on is that she was wearing ribbons in her hair the last time he saw her.
* Gandalf warns Pippin about all the things he shouldn't bring up in front of Denethor...and finally decides that it would be best if he just didn't say anything. And then it turns out Denethor already ''KNOWS'' about the things Pippin was told not to bring up (except Frodo and the Ring)! (And if you go by the books, he knows about ''those'' too.)
* There is a FunnyBackgroundEvent during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields (that could also count as a CMOA): The ghost army attacks one of those enormous and very tough oliphaunts [[ColossusClimb like a swarm of ants]] -- and ''brings it down within one second''!
* A minor one from the Extended Edition: during their infiltration of Mordor, Sam and Frodo wind up accidentally dragged along with a group of Orcs. They're trying to figure out a way to sneak away when the group gets halted...for ''inspection''. That the Orcs who are riding the edge of AlwaysChaoticEvil have enough organization and discipline to have inspections is funny in such a tense scene.
* Aragorn making a 'bitch, please' face at the MouthOfSauron. Made funnier by the fact that it's a very serious scene.
** When he rides up to the Mouth and casually slices his head off. SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, but the somewhat narmy scream of the Mouth and Gimli's deadpan "I suppose that concludes negotiations" make it funnier.
* The orcs and uruks brawl over Frodo's mithril shirt. One of them got ''[[WrestlerInAllOfUs drop-kicked]]'' out a window, unleashing a ''hilarious'' scream as he falls.
* In the battle outside Minas Tirith, Éowyn's arm is shattered by the Witch-King, but the Orc commander is chasing her to finish her. Their editing and the music build up this climactic battle between the two of them...only for the orc to get randomly cacked by Aragorn and Gimli as they run by.
* Sam wakes up shortly after Gollum throws away what's left of Sam and Frodo's food, and accuses Gollum of sneaking. Gollum acts offended "Sneaking? Sneaking?! Fat Hobbit is always so polite. Sméagol shows them secret ways that nobody else could find, and they say 'sneak!' Sneak! Very nice friend, oh yes my Precious...very nice". Sam essentially says "fine, I'm sorry. What were you doing then?" Gollum grins sheepishly and says "Sssneaking!"
* As Pippin is climbing the Beacon Tower, Gandalf stands on the street beneath him, standing guard and ''trying his best to look nonchalant.'' Yep, the End Of The World is tomorrow, this city is going to be ground zero for the Apocalypse, and Mithrandir the Wizard is just hanging out on a street corner, not doing anything particular. Nothing to see here, citizen. [[Film/StarWars Move along. Move along]].
* A bit of black comedy: When the Rohirrim charge at the approaching army with the super-sized elephants that are decked out with weapons on their tusks and archers on their backs. It goes just as well as you'd imagine.
* Another black comedy moment: Eowyn is standing resolutely against the Witch-king to protect Theoden, and has managed to kill his Fellbeast. Cue the Witch King standing up, turning to give her a DeathGlare, and lifting his ''extremely'' large mace. Eowyn's bug-eyed "Oh shit" expression is hilarious.
* Samwise Gamgee, a stout, brave Hobbit who didn't hesitate for a moment before marching to Mordor...has to take an extra sip and build up some LiquidCourage before he gets up after the adventure to ask out Rosie.

!!Other funny moments

[[folder: Commentaries]]
* The cast commentaries have Billy Boyd and Creator/DominicMonaghan snarking at everything:
** Their account of a game of "Tig" that they got Creator/ElijahWood involved in during ''Fellowship'', and not telling him it was a made-up game until ''years'' later.
** A long string of mocking directed at the Orc helmets that Frodo and Sam wear in ''The Return of the King''.
--->"Those were the only helmets available because the orcs all said " 'I'm not wearing that! I'll look like an idiot!'
** Explaining that Creator/OrlandoBloom trained to perform the leaping-up-a-Mûmakil stunt by climbing on cows, ponies. But he started on tinier things, like gerbils.
** "We're just standing by...standerbys? Stand-by-ees?"
** Billy Boyd does try to be serious at one point during ''The Two Towers'' commentary, but is cut off by Dominic Monaghan loudly chewing in the background.
** In the second movie during the pan shot over ranks of orcs marching over a bridge, they remark at how difficult it was for Creator/PeterJackson to train the thousands of tiny ants he needed for that shot.
** From the first movie, there's a great story about Dominic getting a splinter and [[MinorInjuryOverreaction acting like his foot got cut off]]. There's also the account of how the Buckleberry Ferry sank between takes.
*** This is made even funnier because its intercut with commentaries by Creator/JohnRhysDavies and Creator/ChristopherLee, recorded separately and sounding like distinguished elder statesmen, talking about how wonderful it was to nurture these young actors and how deep and affecting Tolkien's mythology is, respectively.
*** However, it's also a sort of FunnyAneurysmMoment. One of the locations (where Sam swims out to accompany Frodo in the boat) they had divers going into the river to pick up anything that might hurt the actors. They missed a shard of glass, causing Creator/SeanAstin to get impaled through the foot.
** At the end of ''Return of the King'', where Billy Boyd suggests things Pippin could have whispered to Frodo as they said goodbye.
--->"One of your hairs is in my mouth."
--->"Who's moving into Bag End?"
--->"Does this mean I can have your bike?"
** When Arwen first appears glowing. They comment that Creator/LivTyler had been doing that since she got off the plane in New Zealand and admired her commitment to the character. All completely deadpan.
** On filming with the Treebeard puppet:
--->'''Billy Boyd''': We were sitting in backwards bicycle seats, and for this Weta decided to find ''[[GroinAttack the most uncomfortable bicycle seats in New Zealand]].''\\
'''Dom Monaghan''': Yes, I don't think the people at Weta had any idea about men having testicles, and by the end of that I didn't either.
*** Best of all during the Appendices version this is accompanied by [[RecordNeedleScratch the abrupt stop of swelling, heroic music]].
** Their comments on each cast member during ''The Two Towers'' credits.
*** The hobbit actors have to comment on how beautiful, talented and dedicated Orlando Bloom is '''all the time'''. Their "level of jealousy is crazy" apparently.
* Apparently nobody liked their helmets. Creator/MirandaOtto claimed that she thought the only person who looked good in his helmet was Creator/KarlUrban. Karl just thought he looked circumcized.
* During the Council of Elrond, Elrond himself forces the meeting to the main item on the agenda, announcing that "one of you" must take the Ring to the Crack of Doom and destroy it.
-->'''Orlando Bloom''': [[StatingTheSimpleSolution Why don't you do it, mate?]]
* The drama of the Battle of Pelennor Fields is completely ruined by Gollum and Sméagol's commentary.
-->'''Gollum:''' Not many people know this.
-->'''Sméagol:''' Know what, precious?
-->'''Gollum:''' [[NoFourthWall The voice of the Witch-King was done by Andy Serkis]].
-->'''Sméagol:''' I didn't know that!
-->'''Gollum:''' Yes, he kept very quiet about it.
* The director/writer commentaries have the RunningGag of the 20th Anniversary Edition, in which Peter Jackson intends to go back and reinsert ''everything'' that he couldn't originally get into the movies, as well as an account of his plan to give Treebeard his own spinoff [[TheyFightCrime detective show]].
-->"He solves crimes........very slowly."
-->"Remind me to orchestrate some 'lost' footage that can be miraculously 'found' in time for the 20th Anniversary..."
* Bernard Hill gets his own bits of funny on the commentary, especially during the Pellenor Fields battle.
-->(As Théoden watches the approaching oliphaunts in shock) Oh, now, what's this? What...the f'...are these?
-->(As Aragorn charges into battle with the Army of the Dead) Oh, you're full of confidence, aren't you, Aragorn? An army of invincible dead guys right behind you...
** Watching Denethor hurl his flaming body off of Minas Tirith, he mentions a bizarre fantasy he had where halfway down, Denethor remembers his parachute, pulls the string, and then the chute catches fire too.
* In their commentary, a member of the design team says his personal CMOF is the line "Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!", due to the {{Fridge Logic}} that it implies the Uruk-Hai go to restaurants, if they know what a menu is.
--> "So...apparently, the Uruk-Hai have been to a restaurant, that restaurant had a menu, and that menu was exclusive enough to have had meat taken ''off'' of it at one point..."
* In the cast commentary for ''Fellowship of the Ring'', when Gimli was being angry at Haldir in Rivendell, Creator/OrlandoBloom had this to say:
-->"That moment was so funny, 'cause John couldn't remember his line, and he couldn't pronounce it: Well you know what this dwarf says to that? Ish kar... what does he say?"
* Speaking of Orlando Bloom, his commentary during the lembas scene mentioned above under ''FOTR'', where he proclaims he sounded like he was doing a lembas commercial. Not only is the hammy way he imitates the line hilarious, but it's hard to listen to the original and not agree with him.
* During the very dramatic and awe-inspiring fall of Gandalf and the Balrog at the start of the second movie, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan complain that the Balrog was a nightmare to work with, never came out of his trailer, never paid for drinks...
* When we first see Edoras, Creator/BradDourif remarks that at the time they were shooting the scene where Wormtongue banishes Eomer, Karl Urban was 'just about to have a baby', and that despite his eagerness to shoot the scene, Brad nonetheless shooed him off, rightfully pointing out that a new baby was more important. Obviously, he means that Karl's ''girlfriend'' was about to have the baby, but the AmbiguousSyntax makes it sound like [[MrSeahorse Karl himself was heavily pregnant and on the verge of going into labour]] and Brad was concerned about him possibly giving birth on set.

[[folder: Others]]
* Anything involving "tossing the Dwarf".
** "NOT THE BEARD!"
** "...Don't tell the elf."
** Similarly, "Well, this is a thing unheard of! An ''elf'' will go underground, where a dwarf dare ''not?'' Oh. Oh, I'd never hear the end of it!"
*** Doubles as a CMOA for Legolas who, as an elf, hates caves like this more than anything, but does not hesitate at all.
** The behind the scenes footage also contains some real gems. For example, during the filming of the Siege of Minas Tirith, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgQ1m6mq6FU#t=1m37s Ian McKellen in-between takes lectures one of the extras]] on the importance of shooting the trolls pushing the siege-towers, rather than the siege-towers themselves. The deadpan delivery of the lines is just hysterical. Shortly thereafter, we get another humorous moment where Ian messes up his lines:
--->'''Gandalf:''' Stand to your terror! No, stand to your post! Oh, dear, oh, dear.
*** Sir Ian's FridgeLogic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j61kIL334X8 moment]]: "[[StatingTheSimpleSolution Why don't I just zap them?]]"
** Phillipa Boyens brings up an outtake where Creator/{{Ian McKellen}} botched his line "Spies of Saruman" as "Spies of ''Star Wars''," presumably said in the same dead serious tone.
*** Even better [[HilariousInHindsight in Hindsight]]: guess [[Creator/ChristopherLee who]] played Count Dooku in [[Film/AttackOfTheClones the]] [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith prequel]] [[Franchise/StarWars trilogy]]?
* The backstage occurrence with Sam and at his wedding, but Creator/SeanAstin can't quite get it right when it comes to kissing the bride. Creator/ViggoMortensen and Billy Boyd watch nearby to cheer them on, and to motivate them, Viggo [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8XZ6KxE30I plants one on Billy]].
** Did you mean when he catches the bouquet and then grins goofily at the attractive girl next to him?
*** That was shot in a different take. In the take where we see Sam and Rosie they weren't in front of a crowd of hobbit actors, but a camera crew and few actors with free time in their hands, including Viggo and Billy.
* Creator/DominicMonaghan's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfhMILe8C84 prank interview]] with Creator/ElijahWood, where he pretends to be a ridiculous German interviewer asking him increasingly inane questions.
-->'''Dom ("Hans Jensen"):''' Do you play football? Do you kick balls? ''( Elijah laughs hysterically)''
** More from that interview:
--->'''Dom''': Do you wear wigs?\\
'''Elijah''': No I do not.\\
'''Dom''': Have you worn wigs?\\
'''Elijah''': No I have not.\\
'''Dom''': Will you wear wigs?\\
'''Elijah''': ...Maybe?\\
'''Dom''': ''When'' will you wear wigs?\\
''[Elijah bursts out laughing again]''
** His brief but ''amazing'' "WTF is happening" expression when he starts getting asked about his hair length.
** And his reaction to the question about the [[HoYay "gay connotation" between him and Sean Astin.]]
* Or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxVNE70fLxY Gollum's MTV Award]].
** The face Creator/AndySerkis makes right after Gollum calls [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Dobby]] "a [[CensoredForComedy f***ing f**]]". It's as though Serkis is saying, "Damn it, Gollum, did you ''really'' need to piss off the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fans?"
** Not to mention the string of insults Gollum directs at Serkis.
--->'''Serkis:''' [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne I'm not fat...]]
** Doubles as a ShoutOut to Sam being called a "stupid, fat hobbit" (see above).
* Then came the bloopers:
** "It's typical elf work."
** Sam: "Can't you see what's happening? It's the Ri - " '''[[StuffBlowingUp KABOOM!]]''' (Elijah Wood barely blinks)
** (implied) Faramir: '''''Nazgûl!!!''''' (Air New Zealand jet roars overhead)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWWgQMZDfaM "...but behind the walls of Mordor, our enemy is regrouping. [''beat''] Bollocks."]]
---> '''Gandalf''': Orcs! And so far from [[IncrediblyLamePun Auckland]]!
** From the same blooper reel:
--->'''Samwise''': I haven't been dropping no eaves sir, honest! I just wanted to come in and try to get a bit of a close-up! You've had one and Frodo's had one and I've been in nothing but group shots!\\
'''Gandalf''': *pushes his way into view* No, no no no! We cannot have that! It's too late! *pushes Sam off the table*\\
'''Samwise''': *while being pushed off, his voice getting higher in pitch with every word* There's nothing but special effects in this movie, and I just wanted to be a part of it!!
*** The fact that Creator/IanMcKellen isn't wearing the mustache just adds to it.
*** "There can be a love scene!" *''[[HoYay kisses Sir Ian on the cheek]]''*
** The look on Creator/SeanBean's face when he's interrupted during his lines by a ''freaking helicopter.''
* During the filming of the last stand at the Black Gate(s), which was on a New Zealand army bombing range:
--> '''Creator/ViggoMortensen imitating an ANZAC soldier:''' "This is a bomb, this is a rocket. All these things, you might find out here. Don't touch them."\\
'''Viggo Mortensen:''' They had some tape cordoning off a certain area, but I said: "Does that mean that inside this tape, we're fine?" "No, but there's less bombs where you are than on the other side of that tape."
* The discussion of how Peter Jackson loves how boring Treebeard is and wanted to play it up as much as possible, only for veteran editor Mike Hornton to have to keep reining him in, reminding him that they shouldn't want the audience to be bored.
* There's one blooper clip where the camera crew is on the Bag End set, and after being spoken to by one guy, they all stand up in unison and bump their heads on the ceiling, all falling to the floor afterwards.
* The computer software used to animate tens of thousands of soldiers and run complex strategies with them... made an entire army run away. For some reason, this is freaking hysterical.
** This goes double for nearly the entire making of Gollum section. From Creator/SeanAstin describing Serkis as playing a "weird guy in a suit" to all the technical goofs with rendering Gollum's appearance (one prime example was him having ''purple spiky hair'').
* The cast's way of greeting each other. According to Creator/OrlandoBloom, it was like this: 1) Grasp their head. 2) Tell them something nice. 3) Smash your head against theirs.
-->'''Creator/ElijahWood:''' It's spontaneous, violent love...
* Watching the behind the scenes, it's kind of hilarious to see one of the hobbit actors standing next to Creator/ViggoMortensen and they're the same height.
* [[DeadpanSnarker Christopher Lee]] lying on his back with a ''ginormous'' [[ShoutOut wooden]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} pole]] [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice going through his chest]]:
-->''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgu0IcJ7l2k There's something vaguely familiar about this situation...]]''
* As an extension to the "What about second breakfast" line in the Fellowship Of The Ring, Aragorn just walks them onward... [[PetTheDog only to chuck a few apples at them from offscreen]]. Merry catches his and reassuringly pats Pippin on the shoulder, but the second apple bounces off Pippin's skull with an audible THUNK. And he looks with up a 'Is it raining apples?' expression.
** Which is given a CallBack in the Extended Edition of ''The Two Towers'': the two hobbits are wondering if there's any food after the sacking of Isegard, only for Pippin to see an apple floating in the water. He picks it up, ''then looks up in the exact same way''.
* Two words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gR0m2mCGs Queen Gandalf.]]
--> ''It's devine.''
* The remix "Potatoes", which puts a beat to the line "Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew." from ''Two Towers''.

!!Other adaptations

[[folder: Crowning Moment Of Funny in ''The Lord Of The Rings Online'']]
* A number of NPC interactions are quite funny. One of them involves a couple of hobbits who were trying to push a wagon down a hill. They lost control of the wagon, and one of the hobbits ended up stuck in a hedgerow, with only his feet visible.
** During some of the in-game festivals, there is a maze open with a number of quests inside. One questgiver, an elf, asks you to find her friends who got lost in the maze. That's not the funny part. The funny part is that another questgiver, a dwarf, asks you to set up fake signs, leading the elves in the wrong direction.
* One quest allows you to watch as the fellowship departs from Rivendell. Just seconds after they start walking, we get this exchange:
--> '''Pippin''': Merry?
--> '''Merry''': Yes, Pippin?
--> '''Pippin''': I'm hungry.
* In Goblin-Town, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexeV42J4P8 homage to 300.]]
--> '''Ashûrz the Great Goblin''': Madness? Madness? You fool! This is [[ShoutOut Goblin-town!]]

[[folder: Crowning Moment Of Funny in Bakshi's ''The Lord Of The Rings'']]
%%* The infamous Sam hugs Frodo at the campfire moment.
* The gem of Saruman of Many Colors.
--> '''Saruman''': Would you rather see the Dark Lord have [the Ring], or ''[[LargeHam SARUMAN OF MANY COLOOORS]]''???
%%* Frodo's infamous AsideGlance.
* Frodo offering the Ring to Gandalf -- the look of pure ''terror'' on Gandalf's face.
* Gandalf berating Pippin for dropping rocksdown a well in Moria.
--> '''Gandalf''': Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time!" (starts walking away while muttering and flailing his arms)
* After Sam and Gollum's argument and the latter's "sneaking atound", Frodo wakes up and asks Gollum kindly what he's up to. Gollum haughtily retorts, "SNEAKIN'! ''hmph''", even turning his nose up in offense.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Crowning Moment Of Funny in Ranklin/Bass' ''Return of the King'']]
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y Where There's a Whip, There's a Way]]". Both the laughably catchy song and when Sam goads the orcs and mens into fighting each other.
* At the end of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVgZDcUQPEY Towers of the Teeth]]", Aragorn shouts "Silence!" - and the song ends. He then makes a expression that says "Wow! It acutally worked."
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Funny Moments in other adaptations]]
* The very existence of [[http://www.fellowshipthemusical.com/ Fellowship!]], which includes such gems as:
** Legolas and Gimli's [[HoYay mildly subtext-y]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0qaBp9AgqE duet]]
** The sleazy cabaret Balrog, who [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall ate the band]]
--> 'I'm not wearing that! I'll look like an idiot!'
* A fair few in the BBC Radio Adaptation:
** Sam's initial warning of Gollum following the Fellowship.
--> '''Sam:''' Mr. Frodo, are you still awake?
--> '''Frodo:''' (groggily) Just about, Sam.
** Gollum has run off to find food.
--> '''Sam:''' Where's that stinking creature got to?
--> '''Gollum:''' [[JumpScare Is it talking about us, precious?]]
** When the Riders of Rohan find Merry and Pippin at Isengard, Théoden sees Merry with his pipe and proclaims with [[TheComicallySerious dead seriousness]] that "one of them is breathing fire."
[[/folder]]

* In the Extended Edition, Gimli utters a Dwarfish insult[[translation]]"I spit on your grave"[[/translation]] to Haldir and Aragorn beside him exasperatedly closes his eyes thinking "Just what we needed...". The expression on Haldir's face makes it even better. He knows ''exactly'' what Gimli said.
* This little gem from an otherwise very serious moment in the first film when Pippin and Merry distract the orcs from Frodo by acting as live bait:

* Saruman reaching over to keep Wormtongue from holding a candle over a pot of gunpowder (which is also a ShoutOut to ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness'').
** A sort of Fridge Funny moment would be imagining just what would have happened if Saruman had been a little slower.

* Gollum shrieking and wailing over Sam making a stew out of the rabbit he caught, complete with the immortal line, "Stupid fat hobbit!"
** Particularly as Sam [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne only takes offense at "fat."]]
** The two then go on to argue about how best to prepare (or not prepare) food, sounding very much like two cooks fighting over who gets to grill at a barbecue.

* Gollum is, in general, either extremely creepy or hilariously drama-queen-y. His reaction to Sam cooking the rabbits is incredible.

* In the Extended Edition, Éowyn proudly offering Aragorn a bowl of [[LethalChef horrible-looking stew]] that she has concocted (which includes what looks like a large lump of [[NauseaFuel solid fat]]), and then watching him eat, so he has to choke the whole thing down. She turns away, he goes to immediately dump it out, and then she turns around and he accidentally sloshes half of the bowl of ''very hot stew'' all over his hands.
** This is almost immediately followed by Éowyn mentioning how her uncle talked about some of Aragorn's past exploits that shows [[OlderThanTheyLook how old Aragorn really is]], and Aragorn sheepishly admits that he's 87.

* Gandalf warns Pippin about all the things he shouldn't bring up in front of Denethor...and finally decides that it would be best if he just didn't say anything.
** And then it turns out Denethor already ''KNOWS'' about the things Pippin was told not to bring up (except Frodo and the Ring)! (And if you go by the books, he knows about ''those'' too.)

** Even funnier? Bilbo is ''utterly and completely lying'' as it was only about 70 years ago that Smaug, a dragon, died...

* After running into Merry and Pippin stealing from Farmer Maggot's crop, Sam finds himself laden down with a large selection of vegetables, while Merry and Pippin promptly scarper with Frodo. Sam is left standing there for a moment while a pissed off Farmer Maggot is getting closer and closer...then drops the vegetables and runs for it after the others.

* Unintenionally Hilarious, but the scene of the Nazgûl breaking into the Prancing Pony in order to kill the hobbits as they sleep. They raise their blades and begin stabbing into the beds, only to find that it's all a simple pillow set-up while the four are safely in an inn across the way. It's funny to see the most feared servants of Sauron being fooled by one of the oldest tricks in the book.

* "I have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox..." (turns to come face to face with a bow with arrow drawn) "''Oh.''"
** "The dwarf breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark."
*** ''*grumbling*''

* In the Extended Edition, Gimli utters a Dwarfish insult to Haldir and Aragorn beside him exasperatedly closes his eyes thinking "Just what we needed...".
** Translation: "I spit upon your grave."
** The expression on Haldir's face makes it even better. He knows ''exactly'' what Gimli said.

-->'''Pippin''': (happily) It's working!\\

'''Gimli:''' He was ''twitching?'' Cause he's got my axe '''embedded in his nervous system'''!
*** Punctuating the last while jerking the axe inducing more twitching.

* Sam spends much of the first two books [[RunningGag lamenting the fact that he forgot to pack a rope.]] When the Company receives gifts from Galadriel in Lothlorien, one of the things they get is [[BrickJoke a nice big coil of elvish rope.]]

* The Gaffer mentions that a creepy man in a black cloak came to Bag End looking for "Baggins" and that he sent him off just before Frodo and Sam came back. ''Unfinished Tales'' reveals that the cloaked man was Khamûl of the Nazgûl, the Witch-King of Angmar's right hand. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome An elderly Hobbit got away with telling one of the most powerful evil supernatural beings in Middle-Earth to go screw himself.]]

* Among the numerous pointedly ironic gifts for his family and neighbors, Bilbo leaves a package of spoons for Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, after she stole a bunch of his when everyone thought he was dead.

* Sam spends much of the first two books [[RunningGag lamenting the fact that he forgot to pack a rope.]] When the Company receives gifts from Galadriel in Lothlorien, one of the things they get is [[BrickJoke a nice big coil of elvish rope.]]

** This information, except for Aragorn's elaboration, comes ''straight'' from the appendix of the books, so this could be considered a CMOF for Tolkein himself.

* Frodo's "The Man in the Moon Stayed up too Late" isn't the only song worth listing here; Sam's "Stone Troll" song also counts.

** And that, several years later when Saruman has been at work in the Shire, the beer is the only thing that hasn't gone to hell. Considering what Gandalf is, Barliman's beer was literally blessed by an angel.

** Preceded by Aragorn telling Merry that he didn't travel some five hundred miles and fight the greatest battle of their time just to run errands for a careless soldier who loses his gear.

* At the beginning of the Battle of Helm's Deep, an old Rohirrim archer loses his grip on his arrow before the order is given. His shot nails an Uruk-hai right in the throat, and the Orc unceremoniously falls face-first into the mud. The rest of the Uruk-hai, who had been stomping and roaring throughout the whole thing, immediately stop what they're doing and stare at him in utter shock. It's like they're all thinking, "No fair! We weren't done yet!"