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1	A Psychedelic Comedy Bromance is a {{Duo Trope\|s}} that results from an OddCouple or a [[StraightManAndWiseGuy similar duo]] as the MainCharacters in a world where they are likely to come across WorldOfWeirdness, CosmicHorror, or other trippy or terrifying happenings. The setting can be a HighFantasy, but it is often just a version of the ordinary world where supernatural, [[WorldGoneMad highly improbable]], or otherwise wild things just [[AdventureFriendlyWorld happen to happen]].
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3	The duo contends with the weirdness as best they know how. They may both be seriously endangered when reality goes on the fritz, or the StraightMan may not be able to cope with the oddities and lets the LovableRogue deal with it, though they may be an AdventureDuo who are well-equipped to handle the situation.
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10	* ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' is a FilmNoir version of this, with The Dude and Walter trying to solve a surprisingly-straightforward mystery in a highly idiosyncratic version of LA. The story is punctuated with "the occasional acid flashback".
11	* The first act of ''Film/TwinPeaksFireWalkWithMe'' is about a pair of FBI agents--played by Music/ChrisIsaak and Creator/KieferSutherland--trying to solve a very surreal murder mystery. To call it a comedy might be an overstatement, but their scenes are probably the closest to comedy in the movie, and once their plot ends and the movie shifts its focus to what's going on in Twin Peaks itself, the movie gets ''a lot'' [[ShooOutTheClowns grimmer]].
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15	* ''Literature/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' has this dynamic between Arthur and Ford for much of the series.
16	%%* ''Literature/JohnDiesAtTheEnd''
17	* ''Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas'' chronicles Creator/HunterSThompson's drug-fueled bacchanals across Vegas with his attorney, Oscar Zeta Acosta (aka Dr. Gonzo).
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21	* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'': Effete day-glo David Bowie-lookalike Vince Noir and perpetual sad-sack jazz musician Howard Moon journey to the arctic, the planet Xooberon, and monkey hell--which all strongly resemble [=BBC=] soundstages--while bickering like an old married couple.
22	* Coming from two supporting actors in the above mentioned ''The Mighty Boosh'', it's no surprise ''Series/SnuffBox'' has this trope as well. Matt Berry is "High Execution to the King of England" [[note]] ''in 2006, England had neither capital punishment nor a king'' [[/note]] and Rich Fulcher is his assistant, a boorish American. Together, they wander through a very loosely related string of infinitely dark and morbid skits, while defying every known trope of comedy and good taste.
23	* The first two series of ''Series/TwinPeaks'' had this dynamic between Dale, an FBI Special Agent, and Harry, the local sheriff, trying to solve an increasingly surreal murder mystery, punctuated with occasional moments of comedy. The third series, ''The Return'', has [[spoiler: Harry on extended medical leave and Dale in an almost season-long HeroicBSOD after escaping from another dimension]] so the closest thing to a comedic bromance here is between Albert and Gordon, Dale's FBI colleagues. See under Film for another example from the ''Twin Peaks'' universe.
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27	* WesternAnimation/AdventureTime: Early seasons focused on the adventures of [[LastOfHisKind Finn the Human]] and his step-brother/best friend [[FunnyAnimal Jake the Dog]] as they traveled the Land of Ooo, seeking rights to wrong, ruins to explore, and monsters to fight. The two lost a bit of the spotlight as other characters like [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Princess Bubblegum]], [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Marceline]], and [[FriendlyEnemy the Ice King]] were promoted to "main character" status.
28	* WesternAnimation/RegularShow: Park employees and VitriolicBestBuds Rigby the raccoon and Mordecai the bluejay goof off at work, prank their friends and neighbors, and get involved in {{Zany Scheme}}s that often accidentally summon bizarre supernatural forces (from traveling to the moon with a magical keyboard to using a cursed ''anime'' video tape to [[BrainBleach erase embarrassing memories]] to [[MushroomSamba tripping on hot sauce]] after an evening spent [[OfCorpseHesAlive having to puppeteer their unconscious boss]]).
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30	* In the ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' series, minor characters Alistair and Bunny spend their lives exploring [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Wonderland]] together. Only occasionally do they show up in the main plot--usually to guide the protagonists through Wonderland's illogical and ever-changing landscape.
31	* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' fit this trope, although in this case Rick is an alcoholic, drug-abusing misanthrope, and Morty is his naive, awkward grandson and MoralityPet.

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