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* In the "Jetstream" DLC of ''Videogame/MetalGearRevengeance'', Sam lets one out at the end after Armstrong manages to defeat him and cut off his arm, deciding that his vigilante campaign has effectively ended and accepting Armstrong's offer to join him. Armstrong in return [[EvilLaugh chuckles menacingly with him]].
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* ''[[Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]'': Memorably, the film ends with [[FinalGirl Sally Hardesty]] laughing after escaping Leatherface on the back of a pickup truck, having endured an entire night trying to escape a CannibalClan that have killed her brother and friends.
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* Widespread in the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series and its SpiritualPredecessor ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls''; [=NPCs=] often end their dialogue with a hearty chuckle at the CrapsackWorld they inhabit
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* Jim suffers a bout of nervous laughter, in the midst of a panic attack, during ''Manga/OutlawStar's'' 14th episode. Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk77Y_vrhD8 at 4:20 here.]]
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* Jim suffers a bout of nervous laughter, in the midst of a panic attack, during ''Manga/OutlawStar's'' 14th episode. Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk77Y_vrhD8 at 4:20 here.]]
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* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The anime adaptation changes [[spoiler:Annie]]'s reaction to being outed as the [[spoiler:Female]] Titan to this (from a SlasherSmile in the manga), combined with a LuminescentBlush. It's as creepy as it sounds. The author of the manga later said that the laughing was a mixture of relief and anxiety over being outed and no longer having to pretend.
* During the latter half of ''Anime/TheBigO's'' second season, [[BrokenBird Angel]] confesses her feelings for Roger, but he fails to reciprocate. When she asks why, he hesitates, then finally answers that he isn't sure himself; which stuns Angel. Then it hits her. [[spoiler: Roger apparently held feelings for [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot R.]] [[EmotionlessGirl Dorothy]]]] The realization is so jarring for her, it results in bitter laughter. This marks the beginning of her downward spiral for the remainder of the series as her life falls apart.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' most of the character's laughter is induced by [[spoiler: disease-related]] paranoia.
* During the latter half of ''Anime/TheBigO's'' second season, [[BrokenBird Angel]] confesses her feelings for Roger, but he fails to reciprocate. When she asks why, he hesitates, then finally answers that he isn't sure himself; which stuns Angel. Then it hits her. [[spoiler: Roger apparently held feelings for [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot R.]] [[EmotionlessGirl Dorothy]]]] The realization is so jarring for her, it results in bitter laughter. This marks the beginning of her downward spiral for the remainder of the series as her life falls apart.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' most of the character's laughter is induced by [[spoiler: disease-related]] paranoia.
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* During the latter half of ''Anime/TheBigO's'' second season, [[BrokenBird Angel]] confesses her feelings for Roger, but he fails to reciprocate. When she asks why, he hesitates, then finally answers that he isn't sure himself; which stuns Angel. Then it hits her. [[spoiler: Roger apparently held feelings for [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot R.]] [[EmotionlessGirl Dorothy]]]] The realization is so jarring for her, it results in bitter laughter. This marks the beginning of her downward spiral for the remainder of the series as her life falls apart.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' most of the character's laughter is induced by [[spoiler: disease-related]] paranoia.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The anime adaptation changes [[spoiler:Annie]]'s reaction to being outed as the [[spoiler:Female]] Titan to this (from a SlasherSmile in the manga), combined with a LuminescentBlush. It's as creepy as it sounds. The author of the manga later said that the laughing was a mixture of relief and anxiety over being outed and no longer having to pretend.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' most of the character's laughter is induced by [[spoiler: disease-related]] paranoia.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': The anime adaptation changes [[spoiler:Annie]]'s reaction to being outed as the [[spoiler:Female]] Titan to this (from a SlasherSmile in the manga), combined with a LuminescentBlush. It's as creepy as it sounds. The author of the manga later said that the laughing was a mixture of relief and anxiety over being outed and no longer having to pretend.
* Just before the terrifying reveal in the second segment of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad the former, Ichabod Crane is getting petrified at every sound in the forest - when he finally sees that cattails in the wind are making noises like hoofbeats he starts laughing in frightened relief with a bit of LaughingMad thrown in.
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* Just before the terrifying reveal in the second segment of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad the former, Ichabod Crane is getting petrified at every sound in the forest - when he finally sees that cattails in the wind are making noises like hoofbeats he starts laughing in frightened relief with a bit of LaughingMad thrown in.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'', Tulip realizes pretty quickly that Junior laughs when he's uncomfortable which only causes Junior to laugh louder and more uncomfortably.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'', Tulip realizes pretty quickly that Junior laughs when he's uncomfortable which only causes Junior to laugh louder and more uncomfortably.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'', Tulip realizes pretty quickly that Junior laughs when he's uncomfortable which only causes Junior to laugh louder and more uncomfortably.
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* Luke, Leia, and Han break out into this in ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope'' after R2-D2 manages to shut down the garbage compactor that was about to crush them. They're so raucous that C-3PO first thinks [[MistakenForDying they've actually been crushed]].
* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. With much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. With much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
* ''Film/ColdEnoughForSnow'': Bevis has a massive fit of mirthless laughter just after hearing an extremely lame pun, because he is extremely upset about his son leaving home.
* Luke, Leia, and Han break out into this in ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope'' after R2-D2 manages to shut down the garbage compactor that was about to crush them. They're so raucous that C-3PO first thinks [[MistakenForDying they've actually been crushed]].
* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. With much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. With much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
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* ''Film/ColdEnoughForSnow'': Bevis has a massive fit of mirthless laughter just after hearing an extremely lame pun, because he is extremely upset about his son leaving home.
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* Samuel Beckett spends over a page of his novel ''Watt'' describing various types of mirthless laughter:
--> Of all the laughs that strictly speaking are not laughs, but modes of ululation, only three I think need detain us, I mean the bitter, the hollow and the mirthless. They correspond to successive...how shall I say successive...suc...successive excoriations of the understanding and the passage from the one to the other is the passage from the lesser to the greater, from the lower to the higher, from the outer to the inner, from the gross to the fine, from the matter to the form. The laugh that now is mirthless once was hollow, the laugh that once was hollow once was bitter. And the laugh that once was bitter? Eyewater, Mr. Watt, eyewater. But do not let us waste our time with that. . . . The bitter, the hollow and -- "Haw! Haw!" -- the mirthless. The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout -- Haw! -- so. It is the laugh of laughs, the risus purus, the laugh laughing at the laugh, the beholding, the saluting of the highest joke, in a word the laugh that laughs -- silence please -- at that which is unhappy.
* In the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' novel, Ulysse has this reaction when he definitely realizes the situation he is in (naked, in a cage with animal-like humans, and commanded by armed sapient apes). His laughter also could be the horror version but the shock in being in this position is what most likely caused it.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes: a guy who'd had his thumb ripped off that night gets it bandaged up by Watson, and only when it's done does all the stress come back and start laughing. As Watson puts it, "all my medical instincts rose up against that laugh".
--> Of all the laughs that strictly speaking are not laughs, but modes of ululation, only three I think need detain us, I mean the bitter, the hollow and the mirthless. They correspond to successive...how shall I say successive...suc...successive excoriations of the understanding and the passage from the one to the other is the passage from the lesser to the greater, from the lower to the higher, from the outer to the inner, from the gross to the fine, from the matter to the form. The laugh that now is mirthless once was hollow, the laugh that once was hollow once was bitter. And the laugh that once was bitter? Eyewater, Mr. Watt, eyewater. But do not let us waste our time with that. . . . The bitter, the hollow and -- "Haw! Haw!" -- the mirthless. The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout -- Haw! -- so. It is the laugh of laughs, the risus purus, the laugh laughing at the laugh, the beholding, the saluting of the highest joke, in a word the laugh that laughs -- silence please -- at that which is unhappy.
* In the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' novel, Ulysse has this reaction when he definitely realizes the situation he is in (naked, in a cage with animal-like humans, and commanded by armed sapient apes). His laughter also could be the horror version but the shock in being in this position is what most likely caused it.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes: a guy who'd had his thumb ripped off that night gets it bandaged up by Watson, and only when it's done does all the stress come back and start laughing. As Watson puts it, "all my medical instincts rose up against that laugh".
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* In the second book of ''Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy'', Dinin breaks into laughter once he realizes that not only is their family under attack and likely about to be wiped out, but also, his sister has just killed his mother to take over power.
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* Rand Al'Thor of ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series does this increasingly as [[SanitySlippage sanity depletes]]. When pressed, he maintains that he does it to keep from crying, while other characters point out that it would be better for him if he did the latter.
* [[EvilSorcerer Fistandantilus]] is explicitly described as laughing like this in the ''Literature/KingpriestTrilogy''- one character explicitly notes that he'd never imagined a laugh could ''be'' so utterly devoid of mirth. In this case, Fistandantilus laughs as a calculated expression of contempt for his dupes and to keep them off-guard, rather than for any of the above reasons. On those occasions he actually ''does'' find something funny, it's usually more of an EvilLaugh.
* [[EvilSorcerer Fistandantilus]] is explicitly described as laughing like this in the ''Literature/KingpriestTrilogy''- one character explicitly notes that he'd never imagined a laugh could ''be'' so utterly devoid of mirth. In this case, Fistandantilus laughs as a calculated expression of contempt for his dupes and to keep them off-guard, rather than for any of the above reasons. On those occasions he actually ''does'' find something funny, it's usually more of an EvilLaugh.
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* Rand Al'Thor of ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series does this increasingly as [[SanitySlippage sanity depletes]]. When pressed, he maintains that he does it to keep from crying, while other characters point out that it would be better for him if he did At the latter.
* [[EvilSorcerer Fistandantilus]] is explicitly described as laughing like this in the ''Literature/KingpriestTrilogy''- one character explicitly notes that he'd never imagined a laugh could ''be'' so utterly devoidend of mirth. In this case, Fistandantilus Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado'', Fortunato laughs and acts as a calculated expression of contempt though he's praising Montresor for his dupes and to keep them off-guard, rather than for any of the above reasons. On those occasions he actually ''does'' find something funny, supposed prank, but it's usually more obvious that he's now absolutely terrified at his impending fate.
* In the second book ofan EvilLaugh.''Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy'', Dinin breaks into laughter once he realizes that not only is their family under attack and likely about to be wiped out, but also, his sister has just killed his mother to take over power.
* [[EvilSorcerer Fistandantilus]] is explicitly described as laughing like this in the ''Literature/KingpriestTrilogy''- one character explicitly notes that he'd never imagined a laugh could ''be'' so utterly devoid
* In the second book of
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* At the end of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado'', Fortunato laughs and acts as though he's praising Montresor for his supposed prank, but it's obvious that he's now absolutely terrified at his impending fate.
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* At [[EvilSorcerer Fistandantilus]] is explicitly described as laughing like this in the end ''Literature/KingpriestTrilogy''- one character explicitly notes that he'd never imagined a laugh could ''be'' so utterly devoid of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's ''Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado'', Fortunato mirth. In this case, Fistandantilus laughs and acts as though he's praising Montresor a calculated expression of contempt for his supposed prank, but dupes and to keep them off-guard, rather than for any of the above reasons. On those occasions he actually ''does'' find something funny, it's obvious that he's now absolutely terrified at his impending fate.usually more of an EvilLaugh.
* In the ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' novel, Ulysse has this reaction when he definitely realizes the situation he is in (naked, in a cage with animal-like humans, and commanded by armed sapient apes). His laughter also could be the horror version but the shock in being in this position is what most likely caused it.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes: a guy who'd had his thumb ripped off that night gets it bandaged up by Watson, and only when it's done does all the stress come back and start laughing. As Watson puts it, "all my medical instincts rose up against that laugh".
* Samuel Beckett spends over a page of his novel ''Watt'' describing various types of mirthless laughter:
--> Of all the laughs that strictly speaking are not laughs, but modes of ululation, only three I think need detain us, I mean the bitter, the hollow and the mirthless. They correspond to successive...how shall I say successive...suc...successive excoriations of the understanding and the passage from the one to the other is the passage from the lesser to the greater, from the lower to the higher, from the outer to the inner, from the gross to the fine, from the matter to the form. The laugh that now is mirthless once was hollow, the laugh that once was hollow once was bitter. And the laugh that once was bitter? Eyewater, Mr. Watt, eyewater. But do not let us waste our time with that. . . . The bitter, the hollow and -- "Haw! Haw!" -- the mirthless. The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout -- Haw! -- so. It is the laugh of laughs, the risus purus, the laugh laughing at the laugh, the beholding, the saluting of the highest joke, in a word the laugh that laughs -- silence please -- at that which is unhappy.
* Rand Al'Thor of ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series does this increasingly as [[SanitySlippage sanity depletes]]. When pressed, he maintains that he does it to keep from crying, while other characters point out that it would be better for him if he did the latter.
* Literature/SherlockHolmes: a guy who'd had his thumb ripped off that night gets it bandaged up by Watson, and only when it's done does all the stress come back and start laughing. As Watson puts it, "all my medical instincts rose up against that laugh".
* Samuel Beckett spends over a page of his novel ''Watt'' describing various types of mirthless laughter:
--> Of all the laughs that strictly speaking are not laughs, but modes of ululation, only three I think need detain us, I mean the bitter, the hollow and the mirthless. They correspond to successive...how shall I say successive...suc...successive excoriations of the understanding and the passage from the one to the other is the passage from the lesser to the greater, from the lower to the higher, from the outer to the inner, from the gross to the fine, from the matter to the form. The laugh that now is mirthless once was hollow, the laugh that once was hollow once was bitter. And the laugh that once was bitter? Eyewater, Mr. Watt, eyewater. But do not let us waste our time with that. . . . The bitter, the hollow and -- "Haw! Haw!" -- the mirthless. The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout -- Haw! -- so. It is the laugh of laughs, the risus purus, the laugh laughing at the laugh, the beholding, the saluting of the highest joke, in a word the laugh that laughs -- silence please -- at that which is unhappy.
* Rand Al'Thor of ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series does this increasingly as [[SanitySlippage sanity depletes]]. When pressed, he maintains that he does it to keep from crying, while other characters point out that it would be better for him if he did the latter.
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* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Happens to Miss Brooks out of stress in "Hobby Show".
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', in the backstory, mere days after he graduated from Starfleet Academy, a young Ensign Picard is in a bar fight with a pair of aliens twice his size and ends up stabbed in the back ''through the heart''. His response is to look down at the blade sticking out of his chest and laugh as he collapses to the ground. It's unclear whether this was out of shock or if he found some humor in it, but, observing the event again from the future, the stoic Captain Picard is only embarrassed by the recklessness of his youth. It gets revisited in "Tapestry" and [[spoiler: this time Present-Picard in Young-Picard's body is laughing from relief because he knows history is back on course.]]
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', in the backstory, mere days after he graduated from Starfleet Academy, a young Ensign Picard is in a bar fight with a pair of aliens twice his size and ends up stabbed in the back ''through the heart''. His response is to look down at the blade sticking out of his chest and laugh as he collapses to the ground. It's unclear whether this was out of shock or if he found some humor in it, but, observing the event again from the future, the stoic Captain Picard is only embarrassed by the recklessness of his youth. It gets revisited in "Tapestry" and [[spoiler: this time Present-Picard in Young-Picard's body is laughing from relief because he knows history is back on course.]]
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* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Happens Mentioned in ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'' when Judy tells her mother Jean that she's envious of how Jean has her life together. Jean's reply is "You've heard of a hollow laugh? If I knew how to Miss Brooks out of stress in "Hobby Show".
do one, I'd do it."
* In''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', in ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', Colonel Fisk of the backstory, mere days Battlestar ''Pegasus'' is on the CIC of the ''Galactica'' as part of an ulterior plot by Admiral Cain to assassinate Commander Adama and his command staff. He bursts out laughing after he graduated from Starfleet Academy, a young Ensign Picard is in a bar fight with a pair of aliens twice his size Cain noticeably does ''not'' give him the codeword to carry out the job, and ends up stabbed in the back ''through the heart''. His response is to look down at the blade sticking out Colonel Tigh saying that [[INeedAFreakingDrink he looks like he could use a drink]].
* The final episode ofhis chest and laugh as he collapses to the ground. It's unclear whether this was out of shock or if he found some humor in it, but, observing the event again from the future, the stoic Captain Picard is only embarrassed by the recklessness of his youth. It gets revisited in "Tapestry" and ''Series/BreakingBad'' has [[spoiler: this time Present-Picard in Young-Picard's body is Jesse Pinkman]] laughing from relief because brokenly, but relieved, while driving off towards freedom.
** And an even more chilling example happens in the earlier episode [[spoiler: "Crawl Space" when Walt, realizing that heknows history is back now has no way of escaping his situation, completely snaps and starts laughing until he goes catatonic.]]
* In the first season ender of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', she walks in oncourse.]]Giles and Angel discussing an ancient prophecy that foretells her facing the Master and dying - they're only alerted to her presence as she starts laughing.
* In
* The final episode of
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* In the first season ender of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', she walks in on
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* In the first season ender of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', she walks in on Giles and Angel discussing an ancient prophecy that foretells her facing the Master and dying - they're only alerted to her presence as she starts laughing.
* Kitty on ''Series/That70sShow'' does this a great deal.
* The final episode of Series/BreakingBad has [[spoiler: Jesse Pinkman]] laughing brokenly, but relieved, while driving off towards freedom.
** And an even more chilling example happens in the earlier episode [[spoiler: "Crawl Space" when Walt, realizing that he now has no way of escaping his situation, completely snaps and starts laughing until he goes catatonic.]]
* In ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', Colonel Fisk of the Battlestar ''Pegasus'' is on the CIC of the ''Galactica'' as part of an ulterior plot by Admiral Cain to assassinate Commander Adama and his command staff. He bursts out laughing after Cain noticeably does ''not'' give him the codeword to carry out the job, and Colonel Tigh saying that [[INeedAFreakingDrink he looks like he could use a drink]].
* Mentioned in ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'' when Judy tells her mother Jean that she's envious of how Jean has her life together. Jean's reply is "You've heard of a hollow laugh? If I knew how to do one, I'd do it."
* Kitty on ''Series/That70sShow'' does this a great deal.
* The final episode of Series/BreakingBad has [[spoiler: Jesse Pinkman]] laughing brokenly, but relieved, while driving off towards freedom.
** And an even more chilling example happens in the earlier episode [[spoiler: "Crawl Space" when Walt, realizing that he now has no way of escaping his situation, completely snaps and starts laughing until he goes catatonic.]]
* In ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', Colonel Fisk of the Battlestar ''Pegasus'' is on the CIC of the ''Galactica'' as part of an ulterior plot by Admiral Cain to assassinate Commander Adama and his command staff. He bursts out laughing after Cain noticeably does ''not'' give him the codeword to carry out the job, and Colonel Tigh saying that [[INeedAFreakingDrink he looks like he could use a drink]].
* Mentioned in ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'' when Judy tells her mother Jean that she's envious of how Jean has her life together. Jean's reply is "You've heard of a hollow laugh? If I knew how to do one, I'd do it."
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* Series/DoctorWho: In the episode "42", after having been [[spoiler: rescued at the last second from the living sun that was possessing him]], the Tenth Doctor reacts by laughing hysterically in relief.
* In the series finale of ''Series/StrikeBack'', the remaining members of S20 do this upon realizing that the $15 million they just risked their lives to steal is counterfeit.
* Sock from ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' bursts into fearful laughter in the first episode when facing imminent death. It's described as a character tic, but [[InformedAttribute doesn't really come up in the rest of the series.]]
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': After they [[RichesToRags lose their fortune]] and are forced to move, [[DramaQueen Moira]]'s husband reminds her that if she wants a flower garden, she'll have to plant it herself. She answers with a long sarcastic chuckle that builds to a full-on cackle, all without moving her face or blinking.
-->'''Moira:''' ...These are dark times, John, but not ''that'' dark.
* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
* In the series finale of ''Series/StrikeBack'', the remaining members of S20 do this upon realizing that the $15 million they just risked their lives to steal is counterfeit.
* Sock from ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' bursts into fearful laughter in the first episode when facing imminent death. It's described as a character tic, but [[InformedAttribute doesn't really come up in the rest of the series.]]
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': After they [[RichesToRags lose their fortune]] and are forced to move, [[DramaQueen Moira]]'s husband reminds her that if she wants a flower garden, she'll have to plant it herself. She answers with a long sarcastic chuckle that builds to a full-on cackle, all without moving her face or blinking.
-->'''Moira:''' ...These are dark times, John, but not ''that'' dark.
* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
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* Series/DoctorWho: ''Series/DoctorWho'': In the episode "42", after having been [[spoiler: rescued at the last second from the living sun that was possessing him]], the Tenth Doctor reacts by laughing hysterically in relief.
*In the series finale of ''Series/StrikeBack'', the remaining members of S20 do this upon realizing that the $15 million they just risked their lives to steal is counterfeit.
* Sock from ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' bursts into fearful laughter in the first episode''Series/FortBoyard'': Celebrity contestant Sally Gray laughs hysterically when facing imminent death. It's described as a character tic, but [[InformedAttribute doesn't really come up in she lowers herself down the rest side of the series.]]
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': After they [[RichesToRags lose their fortune]] and are forced to move, [[DramaQueen Moira]]'s husband remindsfort, in a mechanism which spins her very rapidly. She says afterwards that if it was because she wants a flower garden, she'll have to plant it herself. She answers with a long sarcastic chuckle that builds to a full-on cackle, all without moving her face or blinking.
-->'''Moira:''' ...These are dark times, John, but not ''that'' dark.
* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!was so nervous.
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* Sock from ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' bursts into fearful laughter in the first episode
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': After they [[RichesToRags lose their fortune]] and are forced to move, [[DramaQueen Moira]]'s husband reminds
-->'''Moira:''' ...These are dark times, John, but not ''that'' dark.
* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
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* ''Series/FortBoyard'': Celebrity contestant Sally Gray laughs hysterically ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Happens to Miss Brooks out of stress in "Hobby Show".
* Sock from ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' bursts into fearful laughter in the first episode whenshe lowers herself down facing imminent death. It's described as a character tic, but [[InformedAttribute doesn't really come up in the side rest of the fort, series.]]
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': After they [[RichesToRags lose their fortune]] and are forced to move, [[DramaQueen Moira]]'s husband reminds her that if she wants a flower garden, she'll have to plant it herself. She answers with a long sarcastic chuckle that builds to a full-on cackle, all without moving her face or blinking.
-->'''Moira:''' ...These are dark times, John, but not ''that'' dark.
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', in the backstory, mere days after he graduated from Starfleet Academy, a young Ensign Picard is in amechanism which spins her very rapidly. She says afterwards that it bar fight with a pair of aliens twice his size and ends up stabbed in the back ''through the heart''. His response is to look down at the blade sticking out of his chest and laugh as he collapses to the ground. It's unclear whether this was out of shock or if he found some humor in it, but, observing the event again from the future, the stoic Captain Picard is only embarrassed by the recklessness of his youth. It gets revisited in "Tapestry" and [[spoiler: this time Present-Picard in Young-Picard's body is laughing from relief because she was so nervous.he knows history is back on course.]]
* In the series finale of ''Series/StrikeBack'', the remaining members of S20 do this upon realizing that the $15 million they just risked their lives to steal is counterfeit.
* Kitty on ''Series/That70sShow'' does this a great deal.
* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
* Sock from ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' bursts into fearful laughter in the first episode when
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': After they [[RichesToRags lose their fortune]] and are forced to move, [[DramaQueen Moira]]'s husband reminds her that if she wants a flower garden, she'll have to plant it herself. She answers with a long sarcastic chuckle that builds to a full-on cackle, all without moving her face or blinking.
-->'''Moira:''' ...These are dark times, John, but not ''that'' dark.
* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', in the backstory, mere days after he graduated from Starfleet Academy, a young Ensign Picard is in a
* In the series finale of ''Series/StrikeBack'', the remaining members of S20 do this upon realizing that the $15 million they just risked their lives to steal is counterfeit.
* Kitty on ''Series/That70sShow'' does this a great deal.
* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
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* In ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', [=LaCroix=] starts laughing when the sarcophagus he opens [[spoiler:is full of dynamite instead of the Antideluvian he intended to diablize, and sees a mocking note from Smiling Jack and a timer reaching 0:00]]; crosses over with LaughingMad.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Though it's partly the result of seeing Mario dazed with the entry frame of the Ghost Portrificationizer stuck around his neck, [[https://youtu.be/ShXjsPclGuA?t=60 Luigi begins laughing uncontrollably]] out of relief at the conclusion of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', to the point that he almost crosses the line into LaughingMad territory!
** At the end of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olly does this when he finds out that [[spoiler:the "scribbles" on the paper folded to bring him to life, and for which he wants to [[FinalSolution wipe out all the Toads]], was actually a message from his creator wishing for him to be a good king.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', Yusuke does this a few times as the crimes of his teacher/foster father Madarame are slowly exposed. After Yusuke's faith is Madarame has been [[BrokenPedestal completely shattered]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Madarame essentially [[MurderByInaction let Yusuke's mother die]] so he could profit off of her painting]], Yusuke starts sadly laughing, then thanks Madarame for completely removing any reason to forgive him.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Though it's partly the result of seeing Mario dazed with the entry frame of the Ghost Portrificationizer stuck around his neck, [[https://youtu.be/ShXjsPclGuA?t=60 Luigi begins laughing uncontrollably]] out of relief at the conclusion of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', to the point that he almost crosses the line into LaughingMad territory!
** At the end of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olly does this when he finds out that [[spoiler:the "scribbles" on the paper folded to bring him to life, and for which he wants to [[FinalSolution wipe out all the Toads]], was actually a message from his creator wishing for him to be a good king.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', Yusuke does this a few times as the crimes of his teacher/foster father Madarame are slowly exposed. After Yusuke's faith is Madarame has been [[BrokenPedestal completely shattered]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Madarame essentially [[MurderByInaction let Yusuke's mother die]] so he could profit off of her painting]], Yusuke starts sadly laughing, then thanks Madarame for completely removing any reason to forgive him.
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* In ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', [=LaCroix=] starts laughing when ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': One ghost giggles all the sarcophagus time he opens [[spoiler:is full of dynamite instead of has the Antideluvian he intended to diablize, player character sort out his UnfinishedBusiness, and sees a mocking note from Smiling Jack and a timer reaching 0:00]]; crosses over with LaughingMad.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Though it's partly the result of seeing Mario dazed with the entry frame of the Ghost Portrificationizer stuck around his neck, [[https://youtu.be/ShXjsPclGuA?t=60 Luigi begins laughing uncontrollably]] out of relief at the conclusion of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', to the point that he almost crosses the line into LaughingMad territory!
** At the end of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olly does thisthen, when he finds out that [[spoiler:the "scribbles" on the paper folded to bring him to life, and for which he wants to [[FinalSolution wipe out all the Toads]], was actually a message from realizes he's still not [[GoIntoTheLight passing on]], his creator wishing for him to be laughter escalates into a good king.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', Yusuke does this a few timesscream of horror.
-->'''Narrator:''' And as thecrimes black shadow of his teacher/foster father Madarame are slowly exposed. After Yusuke's faith is Madarame has been [[BrokenPedestal completely shattered]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Madarame essentially [[MurderByInaction let Yusuke's mother die]] so eternity looms over him, he could profit off of her painting]], Yusuke starts sadly laughing, then thanks Madarame for completely removing any reason to forgive him.becomes hysterical...
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Though it's partly the result of seeing Mario dazed with the entry frame of the Ghost Portrificationizer stuck around his neck, [[https://youtu.be/ShXjsPclGuA?t=60 Luigi begins laughing uncontrollably]] out of relief at the conclusion of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', to the point that he almost crosses the line into LaughingMad territory!
** At the end of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olly does this
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', Yusuke does this a few times
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*[=DiZ=]/[[spoiler: Ansem the Wise]] does this twice in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', first when [[spoiler: Riku, having embraced the power of darkness to defeat Roxas, introduces himself as "Ansem" while physically looking like "Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness", unaware he's addressing the ''real'' Ansem]], and again at the end when [[spoiler: his Kingdom Hearts Encoder starts to break down and it fully hits him just how stupid the plan really was.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', Yusuke does this a few times as the crimes of his teacher/foster father Madarame are slowly exposed. After Yusuke's faith is Madarame has been [[BrokenPedestal completely shattered]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Madarame essentially [[MurderByInaction let Yusuke's mother die]] so he could profit off of her painting]], Yusuke starts sadly laughing, then thanks Madarame for completely removing any reason to forgive him.
* The Kookaburras of ''VideoGame/SongBirdSymphony'' laugh at everything. This includes when they're scared, which led to a misunderstanding of sorts with [[spoiler:Cassie: she assumed they were visiting just to laugh ''AT'' her, when they were actually fearfully checking up on her and laughing nervously, worried about what she might do]].
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Though it's partly the result of seeing Mario dazed with the entry frame of the Ghost Portrificationizer stuck around his neck, [[https://youtu.be/ShXjsPclGuA?t=60 Luigi begins laughing uncontrollably]] out of relief at the conclusion of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', to the point that he almost crosses the line into LaughingMad territory!
** At the end of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olly does this when he finds out that [[spoiler:the "scribbles" on the paper folded to bring him to life, and for which he wants to [[FinalSolution wipe out all the Toads]], was actually a message from his creator wishing for him to be a good king.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'', Yusuke does this a few times as the crimes of his teacher/foster father Madarame are slowly exposed. After Yusuke's faith is Madarame has been [[BrokenPedestal completely shattered]] with the reveal that [[spoiler:Madarame essentially [[MurderByInaction let Yusuke's mother die]] so he could profit off of her painting]], Yusuke starts sadly laughing, then thanks Madarame for completely removing any reason to forgive him.
* The Kookaburras of ''VideoGame/SongBirdSymphony'' laugh at everything. This includes when they're scared, which led to a misunderstanding of sorts with [[spoiler:Cassie: she assumed they were visiting just to laugh ''AT'' her, when they were actually fearfully checking up on her and laughing nervously, worried about what she might do]].
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Though it's partly the result of seeing Mario dazed with the entry frame of the Ghost Portrificationizer stuck around his neck, [[https://youtu.be/ShXjsPclGuA?t=60 Luigi begins laughing uncontrollably]] out of relief at the conclusion of ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', to the point that he almost crosses the line into LaughingMad territory!
** At the end of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'', Olly does this when he finds out that [[spoiler:the "scribbles" on the paper folded to bring him to life, and for which he wants to [[FinalSolution wipe out all the Toads]], was actually a message from his creator wishing for him to be a good king.]]
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* [=DiZ=]/[[spoiler: Ansem the Wise]] does this twice in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', first when [[spoiler: Riku, having embraced the power of darkness to defeat Roxas, introduces himself as "Ansem" while physically looking like "Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness", unaware he's addressing the ''real'' Ansem]], and again at the end when [[spoiler: his Kingdom Hearts Encoder starts to break down and it fully hits him just how stupid the plan really was.]]
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* [=DiZ=]/[[spoiler: Ansem the Wise]] does this twice in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', first when [[spoiler: Riku, having embraced the power of darkness to defeat Roxas, introduces himself as "Ansem" while physically looking like "Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness", unaware he's addressing the ''real'' Ansem]], and again at the end when [[spoiler: his Kingdom Hearts Encoder In ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', [=LaCroix=] starts laughing when the sarcophagus he opens [[spoiler:is full of dynamite instead of the Antideluvian he intended to break down diablize, and it fully hits him just how stupid the plan really was.]]sees a mocking note from Smiling Jack and a timer reaching 0:00]]; crosses over with LaughingMad.
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* The Kookaburras of ''VideoGame/SongBirdSymphony'' laugh at everything. This includes when they're scared, which led to a misunderstanding of sorts with [[spoiler:Cassie: she assumed they were visiting just to laugh ''AT'' her, when they were actually fearfully checking up on her and laughing nervously, worried about what she might do]].
* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': One ghost giggles all the time he has the player character sort out his UnfinishedBusiness, and then, when he realizes he's still not [[GoIntoTheLight passing on]], his laughter escalates into a scream of horror.
-->'''Narrator:''' And as the black shadow of eternity looms over him, he becomes hysterical...
* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': One ghost giggles all the time he has the player character sort out his UnfinishedBusiness, and then, when he realizes he's still not [[GoIntoTheLight passing on]], his laughter escalates into a scream of horror.
-->'''Narrator:''' And as the black shadow of eternity looms over him, he becomes hysterical...
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. Whith much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. Whith With much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
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* ''Film/ColdEnoughForSnow'': Bevis has a massive fit of mirthless laughter just after hearing an extremely lame pun, because he is extremely upset about his son leaving home.
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* ''Series/FortBoyard'': Celebrity contestant Sally Gray laughs hysterically when she lowers herself down the side of the fort, in a mechanism which spins her very rapidly. She says afterwards that it was because she was so nervous.
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* The RunningGag of an episode from ''WesternAnimation/TheTomAndJerryShow'', where Robin Ho-Ho tries to get his Merry Men to laugh and they respond with just "ha ha ha...ho ho ho...hee hee hee."
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* Cats purring when distressed may be their version of mirthless laughter, in the sense that it's a sound that usually indicates positive emotions turning up when the animal is feeling negative emotions. A domestic cat purring usually ''is'' a sign of contentment, but they've also been known to purr when in extreme pain, such as due to injury or when giving birth. Theories for why this happens vary; a popular one is that purring in stressful situations is a self-soothing mechanism, not unlike the theory that humans laughing when we're not happy is a holdover from laughter starting out as a tension-release mechanism.
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* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]]'s pre-battle quote when fighting [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' has him remark that he has "never heard a sadder laugh." Also, after Terra defeats Kefka for the final time during the game's story mode, he goes off on a nihilistic rant about the pointlessness of cherishing existence in the face of inevitable destruction before he lets out a sobbing laugh and [[DrivenToSuicide explodes]].
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* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]]'s pre-battle quote when fighting [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' has him remark that he has "never heard a sadder laugh." Also, after Terra defeats Kefka for the final time during the game's story mode, he goes off on a nihilistic rant about the pointlessness of cherishing existence in the face of inevitable destruction before he lets out a sobbing laugh and [[DrivenToSuicide explodes]].explodes]], leaving behind the echo of a [[CryLaughing sobbing laugh]].
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* ''Series/OddSquad'':
** This is a common RunningGag with Xavier and Xena, who do this as part of their shared EvilLaugh and takes the shape of HaHaHaNo.
** In "The Creature Whisperer", the Big O (read: [[ActuallyThatsMyAssistant actually his decoy]]) asks Oprah if she's stalling for time by having Otis dance for him to distract him. Her response is to break out in a fit of nervous laughter, then give Otis a PromptingNudge to encourage him to start nervously laughing as well. The Big O isn't fooled for so much as a second and stops their laughing fits dead in their tracks.
** In "Oscar Strikes Back", Oscar attends Lab-Con for the first time with Oprah and explains to Odelia how Oona, his assistant, is in charge of the lab while he's gone. He then lets slip one of his fears of leaving such an experienced Scientist in charge of the lab, in that Oona could press a button and the entire place could explode. Odelia and Oprah get a good genuine laugh out of his remark, but Oscar's laugh is much more anxiety-ridden, and he tries to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere before Oprah stops him.
** At the climax of "Dr. O No" when Oona, going through gradual SanitySlippage, hits her RageBreakingPoint and yells at Oprah and New Dr. O, the latter is reminded that she's out of mayonnaise, and pays no mind to the harsh words that her so-called "friend" gives her, instead leaving to go to the grocery store. This causes Oona to laugh in a strained manner as she asks Oprah in disbelief if New Dr. O really just left to go buy mayonnaise while a man is in need of medical assistance.
** In "Villains Always Win", while Olympia is a contestant on the eponymous game show, host Game Show Gary asks her and the other contestants to perform their best evil laugh. All she can muster is a painfully-fake laugh which doesn't impress anyone and leads to boos from Studio Audience.
** In "It Takes Goo to Make a Feud Go Right", Baroness Goo meets Oprah in the tube lobby and accuses her of scheduling her and her enemies for the same time at the same place. Oprah responds by nervously laughing out "No-o-o-o-o-o, Baroness Goo!" before diverting the subject to what the Baroness wants for dessert.
** This is a common RunningGag with Xavier and Xena, who do this as part of their shared EvilLaugh and takes the shape of HaHaHaNo.
** In "The Creature Whisperer", the Big O (read: [[ActuallyThatsMyAssistant actually his decoy]]) asks Oprah if she's stalling for time by having Otis dance for him to distract him. Her response is to break out in a fit of nervous laughter, then give Otis a PromptingNudge to encourage him to start nervously laughing as well. The Big O isn't fooled for so much as a second and stops their laughing fits dead in their tracks.
** In "Oscar Strikes Back", Oscar attends Lab-Con for the first time with Oprah and explains to Odelia how Oona, his assistant, is in charge of the lab while he's gone. He then lets slip one of his fears of leaving such an experienced Scientist in charge of the lab, in that Oona could press a button and the entire place could explode. Odelia and Oprah get a good genuine laugh out of his remark, but Oscar's laugh is much more anxiety-ridden, and he tries to pull a ScrewThisImOuttaHere before Oprah stops him.
** At the climax of "Dr. O No" when Oona, going through gradual SanitySlippage, hits her RageBreakingPoint and yells at Oprah and New Dr. O, the latter is reminded that she's out of mayonnaise, and pays no mind to the harsh words that her so-called "friend" gives her, instead leaving to go to the grocery store. This causes Oona to laugh in a strained manner as she asks Oprah in disbelief if New Dr. O really just left to go buy mayonnaise while a man is in need of medical assistance.
** In "Villains Always Win", while Olympia is a contestant on the eponymous game show, host Game Show Gary asks her and the other contestants to perform their best evil laugh. All she can muster is a painfully-fake laugh which doesn't impress anyone and leads to boos from Studio Audience.
** In "It Takes Goo to Make a Feud Go Right", Baroness Goo meets Oprah in the tube lobby and accuses her of scheduling her and her enemies for the same time at the same place. Oprah responds by nervously laughing out "No-o-o-o-o-o, Baroness Goo!" before diverting the subject to what the Baroness wants for dessert.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hades does this as he's walking away from Mount Olympus after his fellow gods burst into laughter on a pun made by Zeus regarding his workaholism.
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* [[https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-hyenas-laugh.html This is the real reason]] behind the spotted hyena's infamous "laugh": it's a response to stress, whether it's from food or group infighting.
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* [[https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-hyenas-laugh.html This is the real reason]] behind the spotted hyena's infamous "laugh": it's a response to stress, whether it's from food or group infighting. Even though Hyenas do have quite solid group hierarchies, they will regularly squabble over resources, be it among themselves or against [[BullyingADragon creatures far stronger than them]], so their eerie laughing is quite a common occurrence.
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* [[https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-hyenas-laugh.html This is the real reason]] behind the spotted hyena's infamous "laugh": it's a response to stress, whether it's from food or group infighting.
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* SherlockHolmes: a guy who'd had his thumb ripped off that night gets it bandaged up by Watson, and only when it's done does all the stress come back and start laughing. As Watson puts it, "all my medical instincts rose up against that laugh".
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* SherlockHolmes: Literature/SherlockHolmes: a guy who'd had his thumb ripped off that night gets it bandaged up by Watson, and only when it's done does all the stress come back and start laughing. As Watson puts it, "all my medical instincts rose up against that laugh".
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** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber]] starts ruefully chuckling upon seeing all the destruction caused by [[spoiler:Nihilus]] due to feeling guilty that she hadn't been awoken in time to him.]]
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** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber]] starts ruefully chuckling [[spoiler:inside Pyrrha's head upon seeing all the destruction caused by Nihilus due to feeling partially guilty for not being awake to stop him.]]
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** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber]] starts ruefully chuckling [[spoiler:inside Pyrrha's head upon seeing all the destruction caused by Nihilus [[spoiler:Nihilus]] due to feeling partially guilty for not being awake that she hadn't been awoken in time to stop him.]]
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** [[spoiler:When Darth Nihilus forces Ironwood's airship to [[ColonyDrop crash down on top of the heroes]]]], Qrow can't help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation while everyone around him stares in horror at [[spoiler:the incoming airship.]]
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** [[spoiler:When Darth When [[spoiler:Darth Nihilus forces uses his telekinesis to crash Ironwood's airship to [[ColonyDrop crash down on top of the heroes]]]], into Beacon]], Qrow can't help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation while everyone around him stares up in horror at [[spoiler:the incoming airship.]]
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** [[spoiler:When Darth Nihilus forces Ironwood's airship to [[ColonyDrop crash down on top of the heroes]], heroes]]]], Qrow can't help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation while everyone around him stares in horror at the [[spoiler:the incoming airship.]]
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** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber starts ruefully chuckling inside Pyrrha's head upon seeing all the destruction caused by Nihilus due to feeling partially guilty for not being awake to stop him.]]
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** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber [[spoiler:Amber]] starts ruefully chuckling inside [[spoiler:inside Pyrrha's head upon seeing all the destruction caused by Nihilus due to feeling partially guilty for not being awake to stop him.]]
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* In the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10740041/4/Remember-When Remember When]], the final chapter is this trope.
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* In ''FanFic/ThisBites'', Robin utters Saul's "Dereshishishi" laugh when the memories of Ohara and the Buster Call come back. It's chilling.
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* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'':
** In''FanFic/ThisBites'', Robin utters Saul's "Dereshishishi" "Fear", when Yang casually asks Jaune how he's doing after he's nearly disemboweled and is lying in a pool of his own blood, Jaune laughs at the absurdity of her question before responding with his own CasualDangerDialogue.
** [[spoiler:When Darth Nihilus forces Ironwood's airship to [[ColonyDrop crash down on top of the heroes]], Qrow can't help but laughwhen at the memories absurdity of Ohara the situation while everyone around him stares in horror at the incoming airship.]]
** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber starts ruefully chuckling inside Pyrrha's head upon seeing all the destruction caused by Nihilus due to feeling partially guilty for not being awake to stop him.]]
* In the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10740041/4/Remember-When Remember When]], the final chapter is this trope.
* In ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/boku-no-hero-academia-ideas-and-discussion-thread.389237/page-174#post-37097851 My Poltergeist Report]]'', Izuku chuckles lifelessly after learning that his whole life, including his death, was going to be miserable and utterly pointless in theBuster Call come back. It's chilling.grand scheme of things. The only thing that snaps him out of it is [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Botan's offer to bring him back to life.]]
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** [[spoiler:When Darth Nihilus forces Ironwood's airship to [[ColonyDrop crash down on top of the heroes]], Qrow can't help but laugh
** In "Vengeance", [[spoiler:Amber starts ruefully chuckling inside Pyrrha's head upon seeing all the destruction caused by Nihilus due to feeling partially guilty for not being awake to stop him.]]
* In the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10740041/4/Remember-When Remember When]], the final chapter is this trope.
* In ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/boku-no-hero-academia-ideas-and-discussion-thread.389237/page-174#post-37097851 My Poltergeist Report]]'', Izuku chuckles lifelessly after learning that his whole life, including his death, was going to be miserable and utterly pointless in the
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* In ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/boku-no-hero-academia-ideas-and-discussion-thread.389237/page-174#post-37097851 My Poltergeist Report]]'', Izuku chuckles lifelessly after learning that his whole life, including his death, was going to be miserable ''Fanfic/ThisBites'', Robin utters Saul's "Dereshishishi" laugh when the memories of Ohara and utterly pointless in the grand scheme of things. The only thing that snaps him out of it is [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Botan's offer to bring him back to life.]]Buster Call come back. It's chilling.
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* In ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', [=LaCroix=] starts laughing when the sarcophagus he opens [[spoiler:is full of dynamite instead of the Antideluvian he intended to diablize, and sees a mocking note from Smiling Jack and a timer reaching 0:00]]; crosses over with LaughingMad.
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* ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'': The ironic version appears in the ending, as [[spoiler: Ryo Aoki]] tells the story of how his ex-girlfriend, who only dated him for his money and later dumped him for being a creepy yakuza, complimented him when they met [[spoiler: after he reinvented himself.]]
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* ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'': The ironic version appears in the ending, as [[spoiler: Ryo Aoki]] tells the story of how his ex-girlfriend, who only dated him for his money and later dumped him for being a creepy yakuza, [[MafiaPrincess Mafia Prince]], complimented him when they met [[spoiler: after he reinvented himself.]]
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* ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'': The ironic version appears in the ending, as [[spoiler: Ryo Aoki]] tells the story of how his ex-girlfriend, who only dated him for his money dumped him for being a creepy yakuza, complimented him when they met [[spoiler: after he reinvented himself.]]
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* ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'': The ironic version appears in the ending, as [[spoiler: Ryo Aoki]] tells the story of how his ex-girlfriend, who only dated him for his money and later dumped him for being a creepy yakuza, complimented him when they met [[spoiler: after he reinvented himself.]]
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* ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'': The ironic version appears in the ending, as [[spoiler: Ryo Aoki]] tells the story of how his ex-girlfriend, who only dated him for his money dumped him for being a creepy yakuza, complimented him when they met [[spoiler: after he reinvented himself.]]
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* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': One ghost giggles all the time he has the player character sort out his UnfinishedBusiness, and then, when he realizes he's still not [[GoIntoTheLight passing on]], his laughter escalates into a scream of horror.
-->'''Narrator:''' And as the black shadow of eternity looms over him, he becomes hysterical...
-->'''Narrator:''' And as the black shadow of eternity looms over him, he becomes hysterical...
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* ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales'': In ''Ironside'', after Kaye [[spoiler:reveals to her mother that she's a faerie]], she starts laughing nervously and can't stop.
-->The nervous giggling wouldn't stop. It was like the absurdity and the horror needed to escape somehow and the only way out was through Kaye's mouth.
-->The nervous giggling wouldn't stop. It was like the absurdity and the horror needed to escape somehow and the only way out was through Kaye's mouth.
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* ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales'': ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales'':
** In ''Ironside'', after Kaye [[spoiler:reveals to her mother that she's a faerie]], she starts laughing nervously and can't stop.
-->The --->The nervous giggling wouldn't stop. It was like the absurdity and the horror needed to escape somehow and the only way out was through Kaye's mouth.mouth.
** In ''Ironside'', after Roiben learns that [[spoiler:his opponent in the duel will be his own sister]]:
--->His laugh was almost a sob, short and terrible.
** In ''Ironside'', after Kaye [[spoiler:reveals to her mother that she's a faerie]], she starts laughing nervously and can't stop.
** In ''Ironside'', after Roiben learns that [[spoiler:his opponent in the duel will be his own sister]]:
--->His laugh was almost a sob, short and terrible.
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* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at tragedy". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
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* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at tragedy".death". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
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* On one episode of ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', after a particularly bad showing from his team without a single correct guess all evening, Creator/DavidMitchell declares in frustration that if his team's final guess also turns out to be wrong (and, to add further insult, is when he's siding with a teammate who had previously guessed correctly only to be overruled each time), he's simply going to "laugh at tragedy". Sure enough, the answer turns out to be wrong, provoking a burst of loud, humourless laughter from David:
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
-->'''David Mitchell:''' I AM ''SO MERRY''!
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* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk:'' In issue #159, after learning from the Hulk that he spent two years in a coma before his HealingFactor restored him from their last fight, when he fell to Earth from orbit, the Abomination begins alternatively ranting about the situation and laughing at it. [[LampshadeHanging The Hulk tells him to stop laughing, because it sounds all wrong]], and then finally sucker-punches the Abomination to leave him out cold and stop the laughter.
-->'''Abomination:''' A-ha! Ha ha ha! '''Ha ha ha haaaaa!''' "Nothing can hurt the '''Abomination'''", I said! Not even falling out of '''space'''! It may put me in a '''coma''' -- but when I '''wake up''', I don't even know '''know''' about it! ''How '''wonderful''' to be a freak! I can lose '''whole sections''' of my '''life'''! Isn't that '''funny''', Hulk? Isn't that just '''hilarious'''?! Ha ha '''ha ha haaaa'''
-->'''Hulk:''' Do not '''laugh'''! Hulk does not '''like''' your laugh! Sounds like '''crying'''.
-->'''Abomination:''' A-ha! Ha ha ha! '''Ha ha ha haaaaa!''' "Nothing can hurt the '''Abomination'''", I said! Not even falling out of '''space'''! It may put me in a '''coma''' -- but when I '''wake up''', I don't even know '''know''' about it! ''How '''wonderful''' to be a freak! I can lose '''whole sections''' of my '''life'''! Isn't that '''funny''', Hulk? Isn't that just '''hilarious'''?! Ha ha '''ha ha haaaa'''
-->'''Hulk:''' Do not '''laugh'''! Hulk does not '''like''' your laugh! Sounds like '''crying'''.
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. Whith much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
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* ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}'': ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'': After the family searches for Carol Anne in her bedroom they find a small body lying motionless under a bed sheet. Whith much trepidation they pull the sheet only to find it's the creepy clown doll and not their little girl. The mother, Diane, who was on the verge hysterics breaks into laughter, out of a mixture of both nervousness and relief.
