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1	This trope probably having originated with comedy means it's quite common among stand-up comedy.
2	* The trope is perhaps exemplified best by Shaun Majumder in his stint as the host of the ''Just For Laughs'' TV show, where he had a number of recurring segments, including Comedy Dojo. He was already inclined to repetition in a sort of IceCreamKoan fashion in that recurring segment, and then he did one on the subject of repetition in comedy, where he demonstrated it using the classic "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side" joke.
3	-->I will demonstrate. "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side." ({{beat}}) "To get to the other side." ({{beat}}) "To get to the other side!" Hi-yah!
4	* Maria Bamford, as part of a routine on how she dislikes how complicated fancy restaurants make the act of eating, thinks that all that really matters is:
5	-->How do we get food into the munching cave? Do you perhaps have a dinner blizzard--[[ShapedLikeItself a, a]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself blizzard]]''[[ShapedLikeItself , of]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself dinner]]''?
6	* Creator/BrianRegan's routine about mixing up the expressions "Take care" and "Good luck":
7	-->Take...luck! Take luck and care. Take...care of the luck! Good luck taking care of the, the luck that you might have, if you have luck, take it, and care for it. Take-care-of-luck--when you take all care of luck...you just might get it.
8	* Creator/TheFiresignTheatre coined this trope. One record album began a patriotic pageant telling us "It's about this country - about which we're singing about!"
9	* Jon Reep has a bit about [=NASCAR=]s meaning.
10	** National Association for Stockcar Auto Racing
11	--> "Stock. Car. Auto. Racing. (beat) Car. Automobile. Racing. It says car twice. That's how much they love cars"
12	* Creator/MorecambeAndWise did this in their ''Grieg Piano Concerto'' sketch, the first time Wise announces the performance.
13	--> '''Wise''': Ladies and gentlemen! Tonight: Grieg's Piano Concerto by Grieg…
14	* Creator/RobinWilliams's bit on UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan:
15	--> '''Willams-as-Reagan:''' What would this country be without this great land of ours?
16	--> '''Williams:''' ... [[FlatWhat What?]] Wait, Mr. Reagan! Sir, excuse me sir! In the dictionary, under redundant, it says 'See redundant'?
17	--> '''Williams-as-Reagan:''' Well, you can say that again!

Context Redundancy / Comedy