History Main / TheHilariousTable

* At the beginning of ''Film/MenInBlack'', after K uses the neuraliser on J, the scene cuts to K laughing at a table in a diner with J (explaining the memory loss as being due to drinking). Since the idea was to fool J, it's also an in-universe invoked example.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'' had a guitarist singing "It's Funny", a song about how people laugh differently. At the end, he's surrounded by a crowd of guffawing people.

* Any and all Olive Garden commercials. Makes you wonder if it's something in the food...

* ''Film/GoodNightAndGoodLuck'' - the opening montage

* ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' used this occasionally.

* ''Series/That70sShow''
* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide''- In the popularity episode, this is how the popular group acts. Of course, it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].

One common shorthand for this is to have the whole group sit or stand around, just laughing, often in a really over-the-top way and generally with no actual laughter heard (though it may fade in at the end just before somebody says something), while the camera pans about. This can be incorporated into a montage of clinking glasses and little snippets of conversation, but this trope is mainly about a slightly rarer variant where the group just sits around ''laughing hysterically at nothing''. This generally comes over as extremely forced and may incorporate an "Oh, ''you''!" hand gesture or two. The fact that we are, essentially, seeing a group of people pretending to split their sides at some joke we haven't heard at all, and are essentially falling out of their chairs with laughter, can be more than a bit unsettling or mood-breaking for some viewers, who wonder what could possibly be so funny. They may end up sardonically thinking, "[[TropeNamer What a funny table / hearth-rug / fireplace that must be]]!". Often ends with two people moving away from the group, possibly to the sofa or fireside, for some cheesy romantic pap-talk or a heart-to heart.

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* In ''WebVideo/ATrailerForEveryAcademyAwardWinningMovieEver'', a parody of OscarBait movies, the beginning scene has [[WhiteMaleLead Wealthy, Successful Protagonist]] at a dinner with everyone saying "[[UnsoundEffect Laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh]]", establishing that the protagonist is indeed successful at life.

* In ''WebVideo/ATrailerForEveryAcademyAwardWinningMovieEver'', a parody of OscarBait movies, the beginning scene has [[WhiteMaleLead Wealthy, Successful Protagonist]] at a dinner with everyone saying "[[UnsoundEffect Laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh]]".

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--> '''C.A.W Agent:''' ...and the owls don't like to give their blueprints!
--> '''C.A.W Agent:''' ...but has anyone noticed [[LampshadeHanging we all wear the same coat?]]
--> '''C.A.W Agent:''' ...because he was missing one of his feathers!
--> '''C.A.W Agent:''' ...there was way too much sauce on the pizza!
--> '''C.A.W Agent:''' ...right as he was about to sneeze!

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* The song "Varfor är där ingen is till punschen?" (Why is there no ice for the punsch?) by Swedish comedian and song writer Povel Ramel begins with a big laugh, followed by Ramel saying, "Skål pa er, pojkar!" (which means "Cheers, boys!") [[note]]Wiki/TheOtherWiki link on Punsch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punsch[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' turns this trope into a platforming obstacle. The tables full of C.A.W Agents are constantly telling bits of jokes, and they can't see you while they're laughing; since they're in a [[StealthBasedMission stealth-themed level]], this is something you'll need to exploit to get around. Since we [[OrphanedPunchline only hear bits of their jokes]], it ends up being this trope.