Why Does A Scene About A Driver’s License Test Make Me Laugh?
A standard driving test question, a moment of befuddled confusion, and a deeply fried former hippie.
It shouldn’t work—but here’s how Taxi and Christopher Lloyd made comedy history, one…word…at…a…time…
Why Does a Slice of Pizza Thrown During A Baseball Game Make Me Laugh?
Is an airborne slice of pepperoni at Fenway better entertainment than anything happening on the actual baseball field? Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy’s legendary pizza-throwing broadcast breakdown at Fenway Park created one of baseball’s funniest announcer moments ever.
Why Does A One-Off Sitcom Detective Parody Make Me Laugh?
Why does an absurd job title like “library cop” make me laugh? Philip Baker Hall treating overdue books like federal crimes is surprisingly hilarious — and here’s why it works.
Why Does An Extremely Ill-Timed Gift Basket Make Me Laugh?
This might start out as a weird gift basket story, but it’s really about creativity, and loyalty – and how a pretty good joke can turn even a public firing and corporate chaos into something funny.
Why Does A Two-Minute British Comedy Sketch From 16 Years Ago Make Me Laugh?
A masterfully crafted sketch from comedy duo Mitchell and Webb serves up quintessentially British wit, brilliantly skewering professional arrogance – and with a punchline that’s as sharp as it is satisfying.
Why Do Just Three Little Words from an Obscure 80s Western Sitcom Make Me Laugh?
What do you get when you cross an obscure 80s Western sitcom, a Broadway-trained villain, and one perfectly timed line? Three little words from Leonard Frey – and a big laugh.
Why Does A “Documentary” About The Origins Of State Abbreviations Make Me Laugh?
I can’t explain why Gary Gulman’s brilliant take on state abbreviations makes me laugh harder than most Netflix specials, but his viral routine proves comedy gold really does hide in plain sight. Knowing that millions of people are genuinely invested in a dual-letter combos confirms that Gulman has cracked the code on finding humor in the most unexpected places.
Why Does A 20-Second Network Programming Promo From 1996 Make Me Laugh?
The Dana Carvey Show was cancelled after just seven episodes, but one disastrous ABC promo lives on as comedy gold. Watch comedy legends completely lose it over the most tone-deaf TV cross-promotion ever made.
Why Does Johnny Carson’s “Sis Boom Bah” Joke Make Me Laugh?
In this occasional series on things that crack me up – for reasons I can never fully explain – I spend way too much time analyzing why a decades-old Johnny Carson Carnac-bit joke still makes me laugh…
