1 | ->'''Mega Man:''' If I were to guess, I would say that it was done using that unique property of highly random humor in which a character can spontaneously do just about anything as long as it's part of the joke.\ |
2 | '''Dr. Cossack:''' [[LampshadeHanging Like the sudden appearance of a chalk board?]]\ |
3 | '''Mega Man:''' Exactly. I call it [[{{Pun}} the gag reflex]]. |
4 | -->-- ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' |
5 | |
6 | ->''"I'll go where the humor takes me, and if that happens to create gross inconsistencies, then so be it."'' |
7 | -->-- '''Rich Burlew''', author of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' |
8 | |
9 | ->''"Jess misses the essential connection of Shakespeare to Godzilla, which is... um... oh, forget it."'' |
10 | -->-- Footnote 75 to published script of ''Theatre/TheCompleteWorksOfWilliamShakespeareAbridged'' |
11 | |
12 | ->'''Dan Aykroyd:''' Are there any local residents whom you've seen acting strangely?\ |
13 | '''Stewie:''' Well, there's a pedophile up the street that nobody seems to be doing anything about, but it's mainly because he's so funny. |
14 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' |
15 | |
16 | ->'''The Lobe:''' Freakazoid! Why is it [[IFellForHours taking us so long to fall]]?!\ |
17 | '''Freakazoid:''' 'Cause it's funny!\ |
18 | '''The Lobe:''' No, it's not! It's just stupid! It's as dumb as [[ContinuityNod that Handman episode]]! |
19 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', "Virtual Freakapoop" |
20 | |
21 | ->''"We try not to think too much about the Floating Baby Head... It makes us laugh, 'nuff said."'' |
22 | -->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Jeff "Swampy" Marsh]]''' |
23 | |
24 | ->'''[[Series/RetroGameMaster Shinya Arino]]:''' Why's this person even climbing the building in the first place?\ |
25 | '''Creator/MasahiroSakurai:''' "Because it is there!" That's just what climbers do. |
26 | -->-- ''WebVideo/MasahiroSakuraiOnCreatingGames'', "[[https://youtu.be/6QH1cQWmXlY?si=rS2o4ToZ9kJnpXdq Special Crossover #1!]]", on ''VideoGame/CrazyClimber'' |
27 | |
28 | ->''"We're gonna keep doing this sketch. Y'know why? Because it's ''funny''. And in my business, you ''never'' cut funny."'' |
29 | -->-- '''[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed King Kaiser]]''', ''Film/MyFavoriteYear'' |
30 | |
31 | ->''"Sometimes it's more fun to play with your food. It's been said that these arrows can [[DeliciousDistraction distract enemies with voracious appetites]], but let's be real -- it's also just funny to hit a monster with an apple."'' |
32 | -->-- Platform/NintendoSwitch news article: "Get weird with your Fuse combos in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom''" |
33 | |
34 | ->'''Major Monogram:''' Okay, that doesn't even make any sense.\ |
35 | '''Dr. Doofenshmirtz:''' [[ContinuityNod It doesn't have to, I've got a monster truck!]] |
36 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', "Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown" |
37 | |
38 | ->'''Cleo:''' I have ''so'' many questions, but I don't think I'm ever gonna get answers to them, though. Like, "Why?" and "How?"\ |
39 | '''Eloise:''' I think the main answer is just, I dunno, "Funny." |
40 | -->-- On their faction-mate Scott's army of pet kangaroos, ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'' |
41 | |
42 | ->''"Sometimes, it's nice to have something silly."'' |
43 | -->-- '''WebVideo/ProJared''' on some of [[StylisticSuck less]] [[NarmCharm effective]] {{Mind Screw}}s of ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' |
44 | |
45 | ->''"Comedies often by their very nature expect people to accept otherwise less-than-stellar storytelling. Everything is there ultimately to make a joke work, for instance, in ''Film/HappyGilmore'', he's driving around with a bunch of [[GiantNoveltyCheck oversized checks]] in his car. It doesn't make any sense, sure. It doesn't have to, though, it's a comedy gag in a comedy film. If it doesn't work, well, maybe they'll go for the next gag."'' |
46 | -->-- '''Website/SFDebris''', reviewing ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' |
47 | |
48 | ->''"If it's entertaining, I am aware of these things."'' |
49 | -->-- '''Sylvie''', ''[[Website/RealmMeshReality Sharing Walls]]'' |
50 | |
51 | ->'''Master Hand:''' IS EVERYONE ON DRUGS?!\ |
52 | '''[=SMG4=]:''' No, you're just in an [=SMG4=] video. |
53 | -->-- ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'', ''[[Recap/SMG4StupidSmashBros Stupid Smash Bros]]'' |
54 | |
55 | ->'''Pearl:''' Our bodies are made of light, and usually, they form a mass dependent on the air pressure and the level of gravity in the environment. But we're in a situation, where the normal laws of physics don't apply.\ |
56 | '''Amethyst:''' Who cares? It's funny. |
57 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E11AdventuresInLightDistortion Adventures In Light Distortion]]'' |
58 | |
59 | ->''"Why'd I have Sorin say that? It was funny. Really, end of story."'' |
60 | -->-- '''[[WordOfGod Mark Rosewater]]''', ''Webcomic/TalesFromThePit'' |
61 | |
62 | ->'''Eric:''' I forgot my mom's birthday.\ |
63 | '''Hyde:''' Really? 'Cause I remembered your mom's birthday.\ |
64 | '''Eric:''' If you remembered, then why didn't you tell me?\ |
65 | '''Hyde:''' How would that be funny? |
66 | -->-- ''Series/That70sShow'' |
67 | |
68 | ->''"[[AnimationTropes Lots of things happen in cartoons]] that you just don't see in the real world. That's part of the fun of cartoons."'' |
69 | -->-- ''TabletopGame/{{Toon}}'' |
70 | |
71 | ->''"Kid, I'm the Joker. I don't just randomly kill people. I kill people when it's funny. What would conceivably be funny about killing you?"'' |
72 | -->-- '''ComicBook/TheJoker''', ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheCapedCrusader'' |
73 |
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