History Main / EscalatingPunchline

* There's a joke that exists in various forms about a man with "Shorty" tattooed on his penis. Eventually a woman goes to bed with him and emerges pleased and exhausted. Her friends ask what was so great about sex with "Shorty," and she reports that the tattoo actually says "Shorty's Pizza Parlor." ({{beat}}) "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed Established 1990]]." (beat) "[[GagPenis Eat In, Take Out, or Delivery]]." (beat) "[[BeyondTheImpossible Albequerque, New Mexico 47101...]]"

* Common in ''{{Nextwave}}.

-->'''Yahtzee:''' At this point, I'd only consider buying the full version of The Darkness if it came down to budget price. And they threw in [[BeyondGoodAndevil another, better game]]. And some cake. And Belgium.

--> It's all really sad. How sad? Picture a six-year-old cancer patient singing "Puff the Magic Dragon". At a funeral. For his ''dog''. ''[[RefugeInAudacity That was killed on 9/11.]]''

* [[http://www.shortpacked.com/2009/comic/book-9/11-nerdfight/twelveyears/ This]] ''{{Shortpacked}}!'' comic has three punchlines, each increasingly funny. ''Shortpacked!'' does this a lot, actually.

Jokes like this usually rely on CrossesTheLineTwice, where it gets progressively funnier as the punchline is exaggerated. Compare to ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and BreadEggsMilkSquick, where all the escalation occurs in one section of the punchline, usually with the last part.

* There's a joke that exists in various forms about a man with "Shorty" tattooed on his penis. Eventually a woman goes to bed with him and emerges pleased and exhausted. Her friends ask what was so great about sex with "Shorty," and she reports that the tattoo actually says "Shorty's Pizza Parlor." ({{beat}}) "Established 1990." (beat) "Eat In, Take Out, or Delivery." (beat) "Albequerque, New Mexico 47101..."

A. Nurse notices that O.Nurse has been spending a lot of time in the room of a new male patient." What's so interesting about him? Aside from the stupid tattoo on his penis, I mean what kind of a tattoo is " Swan?" O. Nurse smugly replies, "It doesn't say 'Swan,' it says 'Saskatchewan.'"

Traditionally, a joke consists of a succinct remark made in response to a setup, after which either the conversation goes on in its original direction, or the scene ends. An Escalating Punchline, on the other hand, keeps extending the remark by tagging on further and further additions, often with each being more extreme than the last. These are always short and delivered in an uninterrupted sequence, separated by very brief but distinct pauses. With sufficient increments, it can turn into an OverlyLongGag. May be combined with {{Metaphorgotten}} or DisSimile.

* Used in episode 39 of ''RedVsBlue'':

Traditionally, a joke consists of a succinct remark made in response to a setup, after which either the conversation goes on in its original direction, or the scene ends. An Escalating Punchline, on the other hand, keeps extending the remark by tagging on further and further additions, often with each being more extreme than the last. These are always short and delivered in an uninterrupted sequence, separated by very brief but distinct pauses. With sufficient increments, it can turn into an OverlyLongGag.

--> '''[[AlecBaldwin Zesty Guy:''' I'm sorry, but that's who I am! I'm a positive person!

--> '''Zesty Guy:''' I'm sorry, but that's who I am! I'm a positive person!

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-->'''Yahtzee:''' At this point, I'd only consider buying the full version of The Darkness if it came down to budget price. And they threw in another, better game. And some cake. And Belgium.