History Main / SarcasticClapping

* [[spoiler:Magolor]] does is in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' [[spoiler:when he reveals he was EvilAllAlong.]]

* Series/{{Community}}: Chang begins clapping, after saying 'I agree'. Of course, Jeff [[LampshadeHanging calls him out on this]]. After their conversation, Chang starts doing it again ("Seriously, do you have brain damage?").

* Zead from ''CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' does this twice: once when Hector starts gaining the power necessary to complete his quest, and once when he refuses to do so. Given the contradictory circumstances, one may wonder if he knows anything about the proper use of sarcastic clapping. (Then again, there is little reason to learn such nuances when you don't have skin on your hands.)

* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', King Joffrey claps sarcastically after having a minstrel repeat a treasonous song he had sung. The rest of his court is unsure whether they should be following him in applause or not.

--> GLaDOS: Oh hi. How are you holding up? ...[[spoiler:BECAUSE I'M A POTATO]] (Clap. Clap. Clap.) Oh good, my Slow Clap Processor made it into this thing. So we have that. [A short time later] ... and you just [[spoiler:put him in charge of the entire facility]]. (Clap. Clap.) Good, that's still working.

->''"That was a sarcastic clap. [[DontExplainTheJoke The space between the claps means sarcasm.]]"''

* In Japanese culture, the equivalent to the sarcastic clap is to say "We have been waiting for you!" This is done in kabuki theater when the hero makes his appearance. Seen in ''Memoirs of a Geisha''. Sarcastic clapping has found its way in modern Japanese culture, though.
** That is not how the phrase "Mattemashita" or "We have been waiting for this/you!" is used in Kabuki at all. It is a phrase of high praise, used when a kabuki actor is about to begin a scene that is both extremely famous and very difficult. The phrase's use in the novel was meant to be a witty bit of sarcasm that was used spur of the moment, and the author explicitly said so.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Wayne Rooney's spin on this trope.]]

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* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. Marc Antony intimidates a senator into passing some radical legislation. As the senator rambles on, Antony gives one of them as a way of saying, "Fine, that's enough, you can shut up now." The few remaining politicians in Rome aren't suicidal enough to oppose the legislation anyway, so they all dutifully clap when the legislation is passed "unanimously".

* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. Marc Antony intimidates a senator into passing some radical legislation. As the senator rambles on, Antony gives one of them as a way of saying, "Fine, that's enough, you can shut up now." No-one else responds, as the few remaining politicians in Rome aren't suicidal enough to oppose the legislation anyway.

* ''SaturdayNightLive'' had a skit called "The SarcasticClapping Family of South Hampton." The skit parodied the frequent use of this trope in {{Soap Opera}}s.

* In ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', the Blue Ranger gives SarcasticClapping to a MonsterOfTheWeek who uses dance-related attacks.

* ProfessionalWrestling example -- [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} Triple H]] did this on occasion during his time as a heel. Chris Jericho would also occasionally bust it out during his goofier days. Jushin "Thunder" Liger broke into a round of SarcasticClapping after his opponent botched a dive off the ropes and fell on his head.

-->''cue Chandler's SarcasticClapping''
* Occurs in "The Ensigns of Command", the second episode of the third season of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', after Data's speech to human colonists in danger of being wiped out by the Sheliak. The colonists' leader immediately begins SarcasticClapping.
* In TheShield, Dutch managed to outwit a dangerous serial killer, prompting a round of genuine applause from the rest of the Barn. At almost exactly the same time, Shane Vendrell has managed to mess up a much easier case by having sex with the lead suspect, prompting a round of SarcasticClapping from Vic.

* In ''{{Smallville}}'', Clark's home has been trashed in a party, and he has to clean it up before his parents get home. Fortunately, he has super-speed. He manages to clean the entire house in seconds, and then sits triumphantly by a fruit basket. Cue his father's SarcasticClapping behind him, and an OhCrap look from Clark.

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[[caption-width-right:200:Wayne Rooney's spin on this trope.]]

-->'''Castor''': I was just enjoying one of your greatest hits here. I hope you don't mind I partook of your groove painkillers. You know, this is fabulous work. This is... Bravo! Bra-[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]-vo!

* In ''Film/PrimalFear'', "Aaron" (EdwardNorton) eerily does this at the end of the movie , when [[spoiler:the attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere), and us, the audience, discover that Aaron has been faking his split personality/insanity for the entire film- he is actually sane. However, having just been found Not Guilty of murder, by reason of insanity, he cannot be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy). Therefore, even though Vail now knows the truth, he's powerless to do anything, as Ed Norton's character mocks him creepily from his cell, because he's just gotten away with murder.]]

!!Examples

* In ''Primal Fear'', "Aaron" (EdwardNorton) eerily does this at the end of the movie , when [[spoiler:the attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere), and us, the audience, discover that Aaron has been faking his split personality/insanity for the entire film- he is actually sane. However, having just been found Not Guilty of murder, by reason of insanity, he cannot be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy). Therefore, even though Vail now knows the truth, he's powerless to do anything, as Ed Norton's character mocks him creepily from his cell, because he's just gotten away with murder.]]

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* In ''RememberTheTitans'', DenzelWashington's character humiliates two of the white kids to put them in their place after they try a low-key coup of sorts just as the team is about to leave for football camp. He starts it off by announcing them to the crowd of parents as DeanMartin and JerryLewis and doing a lone Sarcastic Clap in the awkward silence that follows.

* ''[[CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''
* Mr. White does this to Mr. Blonde in ''ReservoirDogs'' after the latter starts describing why he went on a civilian shooting spree during the heist. Mr. Blonde claps along with him with a grin on his face.