The Picard Maneuver to Antique Memes Roadshow · 20 hours agoThis meme was everywhere during the rage-comic eraimagemessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down112
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minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·18 hours agoIt’s weird that that’s just how humor seems to go. At one point, the pinnacle of comedy was someone getting pied in the face.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·17 hours agoThis is because comedy often revolves around subversion of expectation. When something becomes expected, like a pie to the face, it’s no longer funny.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddamlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 hours agofree comedy tip, slick. the pie gag’s only funny when the sap’s got dignity
minus-squareFrostbeardlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 hours agoLike all slapstick tbh. Inspector Clousau doesn’t enter the situation with the expectation that he will push the duchess tits in the wedding cake, and then slip and rip her dress off. Delboy wants to play it nice and cool but still falls down
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddamlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 hours agodammit now i really, intensely miss Peter Sellers. The movie they cut together after his passing was not great, but A Shot In the Dark was phenomenal.
It’s weird that that’s just how humor seems to go. At one point, the pinnacle of comedy was someone getting pied in the face.
This is because comedy often revolves around subversion of expectation. When something becomes expected, like a pie to the face, it’s no longer funny.
The comedic treadmill
free comedy tip, slick. the pie gag’s only funny when the sap’s got dignity
Like all slapstick tbh. Inspector Clousau doesn’t enter the situation with the expectation that he will push the duchess tits in the wedding cake, and then slip and rip her dress off. Delboy wants to play it nice and cool but still falls down
dammit now i really, intensely miss Peter Sellers. The movie they cut together after his passing was not great, but A Shot In the Dark was phenomenal.
Bill Gates deserved it!