History Funny / TheBartimaeusTrilogy

* Nathaniel's hilariously subverted attempt at a dramatic reveal in front of Kat in book two. At first, the entire scene feels like it was lifted from a mystery anime. He brushes his PeekABangs out of his face, but Kat doesn't recognize him.

* The aftermath of [[spoiler:Solomon trying to use the serpent statue on Khaba, and immediately going for the anti-theft mechanisms.]]

* The ribbing that Bartimaeus takes in the prologue of ''The Golem's Eye'' for his boasting about having built the walls of Prague, which are easily destroyed. Doubly funny in that the very first boast Bartimaeus makes in ''The Amulet of Samarkand'' is that he "rebuilt the walls of Uruk, Karnak and Prague."

* In ''The Amulet of Samarkand'', Bartimaeus gives Nathaniel a good dunking in a river to wash the grime off him before they continue their journey to the estate of Simon Lovelace. When he surfaces, he makes a sort of grunting, which Bartimaeus chooses to interpret as a request to be dunked again. "Boy, you ''are'' thorough."

-->"Personally, I didn't bother with the temptation bit. I used to tickle them until they fell off."

* The ribbing that Bartimaeus takes in the prologue of ''The Golem's Eye'' for his boasting about having built the walls of Prague, which are easily destroyed.

* The ribbing that Bartimaeus takes in the prologue of ''The Golem's Eye'' for his boasting about having built the walls of Prague, which are easily destroyed.

* One of Bartimaeus's enemy djinn for a single, brief instant revealing its true form when in a crowd of crows. Some freeze in pace, some drop dead, and the rest scatter. Also, before that, a female crow trying to court Bartimaeus when in crow form.

** While the footnotes are hilarious just by themself (no doubt because Bartimaeus is quite the smartass), the fact that they're justified in-universe (Bartimaeus' mind works on several levels of consciousness, so this is his way of putting that on paper)

* Hell, Bartimaeus is pretty much a walking, talking CrowningMomentofFunny himself. There's usually at least one in each of his chapters, especially in the footnotes. A good example is him unknowingly using the ''Rosetta Stone'' to bludgeon a golem.

-->"Thinking again! How it taxed her."

* During Bartimaeus's 'visit' to Pinn's, Simpkin mentions cleaning Nefertiti's anklet, meant for the Duke of Westminster's wife, and claims that it bestows great beauty on the wearer. Bartimaeus, who had procured it for her and knew that she was already quite beautiful, mentions that it actually forces her husband to obey her every word, and wonders how the Duke is managing. Two chapters later, Nathaniel encounters the pair briefly - and the Duke is simply described as "exhausted-looking".

** Even funnier once his summoner (Ptolemy) starts asking questions about the nature of demons- [[ArmorPiercingQuestion which Barty has no idea how to answer.]] He's so stumped by this line of questioning that his current form (a sand tornado) ''freezes in shock.''

** There's also the fact that it turned out to be a ''real'' footstool...

** Even funnier once his summoner (Ptolemy) starts asking questions about the nature of demons- [[ArmorPiercingQuestion which Barty has no idea how to answer.]] He's so stumped by this line of questioning that his current form (a sand tornado) ''freezes in shock.''
* "I see no woman. Only a grinning djinni."

* '''"I see no woman. Only a grinning djinni."'''

** Even funnier once his summoner (Ptolemy) starts asking questions about the nature of demons- [[ArmorPiercingQuestion which Barty has no idea how to answer.]] He's so stumped by this line of questioning that his current form (a sand tornado) ''freezes in shock.''

** Even funnier once his summoner (Ptolemy) starts asking questions about the nature of demons- [[ArmorPiercingQuestion which Barty has no idea how to answer.]] He's so shocked by this line of questioning that his current form (a sand tornado) ''freezes in shock.''

* "I know the secrets of the earth and the mysteries of the air; I know the key to the minds of women. (Patently all lies. Especially the last bit.) What do you wish? Speak."

* Why is there no love for Nathaniel not realizing he was being held back from [[spoiler: Gladstone's staff]] by a "[[DoorDumb push]]" door?

** even more funny if you know that a ptolemy wrote the stone anyway. a relative of bart's ptolemy.

-->'''Bsrtimaeus''': Five minutes. I got bored.

* Why is there no love for Nathaniel not realizing he was being held back from [[spoiler: Gladstone's staff.]] by a "[[DoorDumb push]]" door?

-->'''Bsrtimaeus''': Five minutes. I got bored.

-->'''Bartimaeus''': The magical energies have been gradually ebbing through your system. Your skin's been steaming and the end of each hair's been glowing at the tip. A remarkable sight. Your aura's gone haywire, too. Well, it's a delicate process, ridding yourself of a charge like that. I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hors to ensure you were safely recovered.

* The aftermath of [[spoiler:Solomon trying to use the serpent statue on Khaba, and immediately going for the anti-theft mechanisms.]]