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''Funny Man'' is a 1994 British horror comedy film written and directed by Simon Sprackling.

Record producer Max Taylor (Benny Young) wins a mansion in England in a game of poker from a man named Callum Chance (Creator/ChristopherLee). When Max arrives at the premises with his family, they come in contact with a deadly supernatural jokester known as the Funny Man (Tim James) who lives within its walls.

Not to be confused with the completely unrelated [[ComicBook/Funnyman1948 1948 comic book]].

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!!This film has examples of:

* AntagonistTitle: No name is given to the villainous jester, but he is credited as The Funny Man.
* ArmCannon: The Psychic Commando manifests a gun from her left hand to have a gunfight against the Funny Man within his lair.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The Funny Man kills every single character before torturing the last survivor into insanity. Then he quietly sits back, awaiting more victims.]]
* BigBad: Callum Chance, master of the Funny Man.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The Funny Man frequently makes comments to the audience about his victims.
* CaptainErsatz: Thelma, with her glasses, orange sweater and haircut, looks exactly like Velma from ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''.
* CartoonBomb: The puppeteer loses half of his head when he finds himself in a ''Theatre/PunchAndJudy'' show where the main characters plant a bomb labeled as a bomb on top of his head.
* DeadlyPrank: The Funny Man's modus operandi is entirely composed of inflicting lethal pranks on people, the next crazier than the last. Naturally, given his VillainousHarlequin trickster nature.
* DeathByIrony: Most of the deaths are related to the characters' hobbies and dreams. One example is Thelma, an avid birdwatcher, who is given a death thematically similar to the other birdwatching hobby; duck hunting.
* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: EVERY character is unlikable to one extent or another, to the point where you'll just find yourself rooting for the Funny Man. At least he brings some BlackComedy to the table!
* DestinationDefenestration: After Johnny learns that his brother Max stiffed him a job in Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}, he appears before him and flies through a window.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The Funny Man kills all but one of the survivors, the final one being tortured into insanity. Neither he nor his master is punished for their crimes, and the demon sits back and waits for more victims to enter his lair.]]
* {{Epigraph}}: The film opens on a quote from ''Literature/TheBible'', specifically from the book of Corinthians.
* EyeScream: Funny Man sticks a heel of a high-heeled shoe to the Hard Man's left eye.
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: When Max finds himself in a dark space with a mysterious pile of white powder on front of him, he tastes it to make sure it's really cocaine.
* GagPenis: Funny Man has a rather exaggerated codpiece.
* GunsAkimbo: Funny Man confronts Psychic Commando with two revolvers in hand.
* {{Jerkass}}: The Hard Man, who is constantly a dick to the puppeteer.
* LaughablyEvil: The Funny Man is essentially a British [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]. He warps the environment to kill people in inventive ways while treating the whole thing as a joke.
* LightIsNotGood: The BigBad Callum Chance, whenever he is shown, wears a completely white outfit.
* MaleGaze: As the hitchhikers help Max to move the crates from his van, the camera lingers on Thelma's exposed knickers.
* MeaningfulName: Chance, a gambler who has decorated his house with card motifs.
* {{Motifs}}: [[PlayingCardMotifs Playing cards]] (especially jokers), gambling, ''Theatre/PunchAndJudy'', and jesters.
* MyCard: When Max comes face to face with the Funny Man, he asks who he is. Funny Man presents a joker card and says; "My card."
* NoNameGiven: Aside from Thelma, no names are given to the hitchhikers that Johnny picks up. The credits name them as The Psychic Commando, The Crap Puppeteer and The Hard Man.
* RealityWarper: The Funny Man can apparently do just about anything he wants to the environment if it serves his trickster schemes.
* {{Sadist}}: The Funny Man, a demon who spends his whole screen time brutally murdering people while cracking bad jokes.
* SeveredHeadSports: The Funny Man uses one of his victims' severed heads to play football.
* ShoeSlap: The Funny Man kills one of his victims by [[EyeScream stabbing him in the eye]] with a high-heeled shoe.
* SinisterSchnoz: As part of his VillainousHarlequin appearance, the Funny Man has a very crooked nose.
* TheStinger: After the credits, the Funny Man appears to address the audience once more.
* ThinChinOfSin: As part of his VillainousHarlequin appearance, the Funny Man has a very elongated chin.
* TitleDrop: "You're a funny man Mr. Taylor. But I have met funnier. And you will too."
* VillainousHarlequin: The Funny Man himself is a demonic trickster whose appearance is based on [[Theatre/PunchAndJudy Punch]] and a joker playing card.
* VoiceChangeling: Funny Man mimics Johnny's voice as he speaks to his parents behind a door.
* WouldHurtAChild: Funny Man's first victim is Max's son Harry.

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