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* The (formerly) Keenspot ''WebAnimation/BonusStage'', by Matt Wilson, played this up -- half the time. The other half of the time, one can expect overly long pauses, excessive running gags, and plot elements which wouldn't turn out to be actually relevant until 20 episodes later. Rather par for the course for 2000-era webtoons. The 20th-anniversary episode brings it right back up to cramming as many jokes as possible into 10 minutes.

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* The (formerly) Keenspot ''WebAnimation/BonusStage'', by Matt Wilson, played this up -- half the time. The other half of the time, one can expect overly long pauses, excessive running gags, and plot elements which wouldn't turn out to be actually relevant until 20 episodes later. Rather par for the course for 2000-era webtoons.webtoons, but the conjunction did work, and made it a very popular series all in all in part because of, rather than despite, its eclectic pacing. The 20th-anniversary episode brings it right back up to cramming as many jokes as possible into 10 minutes.
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* The (formerly) Keenspot ''WebAnimation/BonusStage'', by Matt Wilson, played this up -- half the time. The other half of the time, one can expect overly long pauses, excessive running gags, and plot elements which wouldn't turn out to be actually relevant until 20 episodes later. Rather par for the course for 2000-era webtoons. The 20th-anniversary episode brings it right back up to cramming as many jokes as possible into 10 minutes.
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* Columbia short subjects producer/director Jules White, who was responsible for many classic films with Film/TheThreeStooges, ran on this trope. His best shorts were able to string together multiple gags at a brisk pace.
--> My theory was to make those pictures move so fast that even if the gags didn't work, the audience wouldn't get bored. Some of my films may have been bad, but they sure weren't dull.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' can sneak up on you like this.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' can sneak up on you like this.is a prime example. While the first few seasons tended to be more of a slow-burn with relatively dry humor, once the show moved towards being DenserAndWackier it upped the pace significantly, with quick-witted dialogue, constant [[CutawayGag cutaways]], abrupt bursts of slapstick, and scenery so dense with visual gags that it's practically to catch them all with one viewing.
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** The 'LetsPlay/MarikPlaysBloodlines' LetsPlay series isn't as dense with jokes, but Marik still keeps the jokes flying.

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** The 'LetsPlay/MarikPlaysBloodlines' 'WebVideo/MarikPlaysBloodlines' LetsPlay series isn't as dense with jokes, but Marik still keeps the jokes flying.
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* Bits and gags in ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' seem to pop up one after another, non-stop, with old ones getting discarded quickly.
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%%* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'' Both ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' and ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' are known for their quick wit, so when they're together, they build off of one another's jokes.

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%%* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'' ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'': Both ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' and ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' are known for their quick wit, so when they're together, they build off of one another's jokes.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'', starting with the crew shift in "The Patterfly Effect". The show has a very fast-paced style of comedy and plenty of [[CrossesTheLineTwice line-crossing moments]] to be found.
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* ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn.'' It was an early adopter of the style on television, with ten-second skits, {{Catch Phrase}}s, {{Running Gag}}s, and general insanity.

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* ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn.'' It was an early adopter of the style on television, with ten-second skits, {{Catch Phrase}}s, catchphrases, {{Running Gag}}s, and general insanity.
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* The stated intention of ''Series/TheFastShow''. Some of the sketches were little more than "CatchPhrase and out". It worked.

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* The stated intention of ''Series/TheFastShow''. Some of the sketches were little more than "CatchPhrase "Catchphrase and out". It worked.

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%%%* ''Series/LaughIn'' lived on this trope.



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* ''Series/HappyEndings'' uses this often-usually with 'pile ons'-the characters will go around and all mock one of them in turn, or through [[BreathlessNonSequitur breathless non sequiters,]] or humorous asides in non-humorous statements.

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* ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn.'' It was an early adopter of the style on television, with ten-second skits, {{Catch Phrase}}s, {{Running Gag}}s, and general insanity.
** The style of ''Laugh-In'' directly inspired that of ''Series/HeeHaw,'' which brought a similar off-the-wall, rapid-fire style into the deep south and mined all the redneck humor it could.
** The creators of ''Laugh-In'' tried to crank up the pacing with the sensory overload that was ''Series/TurnOn.'' They went perhaps too far -- the blank white background mixed with the constant synthesizer noises, jarring edits and shock value resulted in the show being infamously cancelled after a single episode (leaving a finished episode unaired).
* ''Series/HappyEndings'' uses this often-usually with 'pile ons'-the characters will go around and all mock one of them in turn, or through [[BreathlessNonSequitur breathless non sequiters,]] sequiturs,]] or humorous asides in non-humorous statements.



%% * ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn''. So so much.

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* The Creator/{{ABC}} comedy ''Series/NoSoapRadio'' featured an abundance of rapid-fire [[SketchComedy skits,]] SurrealHumor, and {{Absurdism}}. It even used the same time slot as ''Series/PoliceSquad'', and [[ShortRunners suffered the same fate]] as a result.



* The Creator/{{ABC}} ShortRunner ''Series/NoSoapRadio'' featured an abundance of rapid-fire [[SketchComedy skits,]] SurrealHumor, {{Absurdism}}.
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** In fact it succeeded so well that one executive was concerned their viewers wouldn't be able to keep up with the sheer number of jokes the show told, and it was cancelled after only one short 6 episode season as a result.

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** In fact it succeeded so well that one executive was concerned their viewers wouldn't be able to keep up with the sheer number of jokes the show told, and it was cancelled after only one short 6 episode season as a result. An unconfirmed rumor is that the creators were secretly thankful for this, as they were getting worried about how to sustain the pace for an ongoing series.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' is the runaway winner for this trope in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, even if you throw in the Creator/{{Pixar}}, Creator/DisneyToonStudios, and [[Creator/BlueSkyStudios Blue Sky]] movies as challengers. There's a reason why ''Groove'' is an infinitely quotable FountainOfMemes, and why its [[Funny/TheEmperorsNewGroove Funny Moments Page]] is longer than the road to Kuzco's palace.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' is the runaway winner for this trope in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, even if you throw in the Creator/{{Pixar}}, Creator/DisneyToonStudios, and [[Creator/BlueSkyStudios Blue Sky]] movies movie libraries as challengers. There's a reason why ''Groove'' is an infinitely quotable FountainOfMemes, and why its [[Funny/TheEmperorsNewGroove Funny Moments Page]] is longer than the road to Kuzco's palace.

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