History Main / PainfulBodyWaxing

** Justified, when you think about it, as Gracie is NOT the type of woman to keep her hedge trimmed.

* The screenplay and novelization for [[HomeAlone Home Alone 2]] contained a scene in which Marv grabs a piece of cheesecloth to try to wipe the paint off his face, not knowing Kevin soaked the cloth in superglue; the cheesecloth sticks to Marv's face, and when he rips it off, he ends up tearing his beard and eyebrows off. (In the film the scene is replaced by the famous electrocution scene.)
* In ''MissCongeniality'' the sequence of Gracie being dolled up includes her screaming off screen and then limping into view. Victor then turns to the other FBI agents and explains "Bikini Wax" causing the two agents to wince.

* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAge 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs'', Scrat's acorn is stuck to his chest with tar. Enter Scratte, who pulls it off, along with a sizable chunk of his hair. Cue scream.

* In ''WhatWomenWant'' the main character uses a bunch of feminine products in an attempt to get into the minds of woman. One of these is a wax strip that he uses on his leg. Afterwards, he says that women are insane.
* The main character in ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'' waxes her leg. Set to ''Eye of the Tiger''.

* ''{{Friends}}'', in the episode where Chandler, Joey, Monica and Phoebe are trapped in one of the bedrooms by Ross and Rachel's big argument. After Joey and Chandler are summoned across the hall by the sounds of Monica and Phoebe screaming about the wax from across the hall, Joey is persuaded to wax the hair off his arms to prove his pain threshold. It is not as high as he was claiming, although he does just whimper rather than cry out as the girls did.
* ''AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' once had a challenge to film men getting their chest waxed, one even got invited to the show to use a one of the props to pull a patch of his chest.

* Host Adam Hills underwent a 'boyzilian' (a male Brazilian waxing) - and had it filmed for the programme - on ''AdamHillsInGordonStreetTonight'' after recieving a gift voucher for the procedure from an audience member as a 'show warming gift' on the first episode. It was hilarious.

* Steve O of ''JackAss'' has had a full body wax for one episode.

* The main character in ''{{Persepolis}}'' waxes her leg. Set to ''Eye of the Tiger''.

* In one episode of ''TheRedGreenShow'', Red does this to his nephew, Harold, as part of a demonstration on how to make a lady shaver. However, Red being Red, instead of using wax, he uses strips of duct tape. He places the tape on Harold's leg and then explains that one doesn't need sharp blades or cream or messy cleanup anymore. All one has to do with the duct tape is just stick it on and then snap it off -- which Red does. Harold is clearly in pain but tries to deny it to his uncle, then starts [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl screaming in pain once he walks off]].

* In one episode of ''TheSimpsons'', they let Sideshow Bob out of jail to catch a man attempting to murder Homer. He must wear a device that acts as a RestrainingBolt. "And don't bother trying to take it off. Because it's duct-taped to your leghairs. And ''that really hurts!''"
* ''JohnnyBravo'' once managed to combine the humor of a woman doing this trope with a man when Johnny found himself temporarily turned into a woman. The first priority was to clean up, and this included waxing.

* In ''IceAge 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs'', Scrat's acorn is stuck to his chest with tar. Enter Scratte, who pulls it off, along with a sizable chunk of his hair. Cue scream.

* Happens in ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''. {{Steve Carell}}'s reaction was [[DyeingForYourArt genuine]].
* ''TheHotChick'', although technically it was a [[FreakyFridayFlip girl in a man's body]].

* The Spanish GameShow ''[[Series/ElGranJuegoDeLaOca El gran juego de la oca]] features this as one of the challenges. A contestant, always male, is asked five questions. For each one he gets right, one of his toenails is painted; for each incorrect answer, part of his leg hair is waxed off.

* In ''WhatWomenWant'' the main character uses a bunch of femininem products in an attempt to get into the minds of woman. One of these is a wax strip that he uses on his leg. Afterwards, he says that women are insane.

Pain is funny. A lot of pain is funnier.

So therefore, to cause a lot of pain, have a [[DoubleStandard man's]] hair waxed and watch him [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl scream when it's pulled off]]. This can also be done with a woman who's not used to shaving like this, but it's generally funnier with a man, especially if he screams like a girl.

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* A lot of charity stuff.

* In the 2nd ''LeisureSuitLarry'' game, Larry has to get rid of all his body hair to convincingly pass as a woman. To accomplish this, a friendly hairdresser promptly encases him in what can only be described as a cocoon of body wax. When he then pulls the wax off, Larry is in such pain that he leaps straight towards the ceiling.

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* ''WhatWomenWant''
* The main character in ''Persepolis'' waxes her leg. Set to ''Eye of the Tiger''.

* The screenplay and novelization for [[HomeAlone Home Alone 2]] contained a scene in which Marv grabs a piece of cheesecloth to try to wipe the paint off his face, not knowing Kevin soaked the cloth in superglue; the cheesecloth sticks to Marv's face, and when he rips it off, he ends up tearing his beard and eyebrows off.(In the film the scene is replaced by the famous [[NightmareFuel electrocution scene]].)

->[The wax] actually feels kinda good. What's so bad about waxing?

* Steve O of JackAss has had a full body wax for one episode.