History Funny / PennyDreadful

* As Dr. Frankenstein says in the pilot, "Well, it appears you have an Egyptian man of no particular age who, at some point in his indeterminate lifespan, decided to sharpen his teeth, cover himself in hieroglyphics and grow an exo-skeleton...or you have something else altogether."
* Just about everything the delightfully camp and eccentric Professor Lyle says in his first scenes.

** More like he'd dumbfounded that he'd been so ''completely wrong'' in sizing her up earlier, as he'd totally failed to pick up on Vanessa's having something way, way bizarre going on inside.

* Ethan's surprisingly lucid analysis of Vanessa's condition in "Possession":

* Ethan and Victor getting carried away by excitement during Victor's lesson in firearms, and Ethan's quip when Sembene comes down to chide them about the noise that "Dad" (Sir Malcolm) isn't pleased about it.

** In general, hearing Victor swear is incredibly funny -- he clearly takes a lot of pleasure in it, but his crisp enunciation gives the vibe that he hasn't done it much before and the effect is like a well-behaved schoolboy dropping an F-bomb for the first time and wanting to be sure he used it right.

--> '''Ethan:''' "I don't take tobacco."
--> '''Vanessa:''' "Neither do I."
* Ethan's face after Vanessa scares off the witches simply by speaking in tongues at them. Perhaps the most perfect expression of ''WTF'' ever put to screen.

* All of Lyle flirting with Ethan (and Ethan's good-natured flirting back) in "Verbis Diablo".

-->'''Lyle:''' My heart is fluttering like mad - feel my pulse.

** From the same episode ("Above the Vaulted Sky"), there's the button on the interrogation scene in Inspector Rusk's office -- having been smoking a cigarette and blowing the smoke every which way between questions (itself rather funny), Rusk offers to show his prime suspect outside, noting that he hardly gets any fresh air in his office...
* Vanessa explains that after the Cut-Wife incident she hates trees. ''All'' trees. Ethan responds by chopping down every tree in sight.

* Werewolf Ethan meeting naked witch Hecate for the first time. She looks ready to jumps his bones and he seems to be considering whether or not to eat her.

** His blank expression as Vanessa tells him, the creature who is hunting her (unbeknownst to her), about himself.

* Darkly funny, but Dorian seemingly channeling Jay Gatsby after Victor tries to shoot him:

* While Vanessa's possession is pretty freaky during the seance, Dorian's reactions are pretty hilarious. He is extremely confused and dumbfounded by what's going on, and considering the kind of story he's from, [[ArbitraryScepticism he really shouldn't be]].

-->'''Lyle''': Look at me now! Look at me!"
* While Vanessa's [[spoiler: possession]] is pretty freaky during the seance, Dorian's reactions are pretty hilarious. He is extremely confused and dumbfounded by what's going on, and considering the kind of story he's from, [[ArbitraryScepticism he really shouldn't be]].

* [[spoiler: Caliban]] is something of a DeadpanSnarker: when he asks Victor to name what people desire most of all, and the reply is 'love', he smiles sourly and quips, "Top marks."

-->'''Ethan''': What's wrong with her?
-->'''Sir Malcolm''': She's been possessed by the Devil.
-->'''Ethan''': ...Oh, fuck me.

--> '''Ethan''': "I don't take tobacco."
--> '''Vanessa''': "Neither do I."
* Ethan's face after [[spoiler: Vanessa scares off the witches simply by speaking in tongues at them.]] Perhaps the most perfect expression of ''WTF'' ever put to screen.
* Evelyn's perfectly bitchy "Did she ''mumble''?" after her minion tells her [[spoiler: Vanessa spoke in Verbis Diablo]], but she didn't know what Vanessa said.

-->'''Lyle''': Will you bring your gun belt?
-->'''Ethan''': Both guns.

-->'''Lyle''': My heart is fluttering like mad - feel my pulse.
-->'''Ethan''': Now don't swoon on me.
-->'''Lyle''': Oh, Mr. Chandler, how you talk!

-->'''Sembene''': She's gone.
-->'''Ethan''': Oh, for fuck's sake!

** [[spoiler: Lavinia Putney]] reveals [[spoiler: her]] true colors to Caliban/John Clare by quipping, "Not everyone shares your mania for poetry."
* Lyle to one of the witches (after [[spoiler: shooting her]]):

* Darkly funny, but Dorian seemingly channelling Jay Gatsby after [[spoiler: Victor tries to shoot him]]:

-->'''Vanessa''': Only without the kindness!
-->'''Seward''': And the abortions.

-->'''Vanessa''': He'll think I'm mad!
-->'''Seward''': I'll write you a note.

** His look of irritation when Vanessa's gaze lingers a little too long on a taxidermy wolf.

** His expression as Vanessa tells him, the creature who is hunting her (unbeknownst to her), about himself.

* Doctor Seward is back at it, with her reasoning of why Vanessa should go out with Dr. Sweet:

* Dracula coldly gives the heroes the final ultimatum. As they clearly silently debate whether to fight against the vampire horde, or submit, Dr. Seward sums it up perfectly: [[PrecisionFStrike "Fuck him!"]]

* Dracula coldly gives the heroes the final ultimatum. As they clearly silently debate whether to fight against the vampire horde, or submit, Dr. Seward sums it up perfectly: {{PrecisionFStrike: Fuck him!}}

* Dracula coldly gives the heroes the final ultimatum. As they clearly silently debate whether to fight against the vampire horde, or submit, Dr. Seward sums it up perfectly: [[PrecisionFStrike: Fuck him!]]

--->'''Vanessa''': Only without the kindness!
--->'''Seward''': And the abortions.

* As Dr Frankenstein says in the pilot, "Well, it appears you have an Egyptian man of no particular age who, at some point in his indeterminate lifespan, decided to sharpen his teeth, cover himself in hieroglyphics and grow an exo-skeleton...or you have something else altogether."

** Consider also how this must look to some of the partygoers who don't quite buy the whole "seance" idea. To their eyes, Vanessa has just straight-up flipped her shit for no good reason in front of everyone. You can almost hear them whispering "''Awkwaaaaard''".
* Bit of Fridge Funny: Vanessa tells Ethan to ask a policeman if he can't find the address where he's to meet her for "night work". Said address just happens to be an ''opium den'', which Ethan's going to be asking a ''cop'' how to find.
* Victor walking in on Malcolm torturing Fenton for information on his master, to which he comments "[[DeadpanSnarker It seems I'm late to the party.]]"
* [[spoiler:Caliban]] is something of a DeadpanSnarker: when he asks Victor to name what people desire most of all, and the reply is 'love', he smiles sourly and quips "Top marks."
* Episode 4 features one of the darkest bits of BlackComedy ever: Malcolm and Victor are unsure what to feed their vampire/ghoul prisoner, Fenton. At that moment Sembene walks between them carrying and petting a cat. He then snaps the cat's neck and gives it to Fenton before turning and walking away, completely unfazed the whole time. Victor and Malcolm just stare silently with "Well I guess that solves that" faces.
* Ethan and Victor are squabbling like children, calling each other arrogant (Victor) and thin-skinned (Ethan) until Malcolm steps between them and says "gentlemen, is there not enough tension in this house?"

** In general, hearing Victor swear is incredibly funny -- he clearly takes a lot of pleasure in it, but his crisp enunciation gives the vibe that he hasn't done it much before and the effect is like a well-behaved schoolboy dropping an f-bomb for the first time and wanting to be sure he used it right.
* This exchange in "Grand Guignol" when Vanessa offers Ethan a smoke.
--> '''Ethan''': "I don't take Tobacco."

* Evelyn's perfectly bitchy "did she ''mumble''?" after her minion tells her [[spoiler: Vanessa spoke in Verbis Diablo]], but she didn't know what Vanessa said.

-->'''Ethan''': Oh for fuck's sake!
** Lyle gets a fantastically snarky "oh ''surely'' you jest" to Ethan when handed a gun.

** [[spoiler: Lavinia Putney]] reveals [[spoiler: her]] true colors to Caliban/John Clare by quipping "not everyone shares your mania for poetry".

** Werewolf Ethan meeting naked witch Hecate for the first time. She looks ready to jumps his bones and he seems to be considering whether or not to eat her.

** Also his reaction when he see how trashed the house has become:
--> "I love what you've done with the place."

* "Well, it appears you have an Egyptian man of no particular age who, at some point in his indeterminate lifespan, decided to sharpen his teeth, cover himself in hieroglyphics and grow an exo-skeleton...or you have something else altogether."