@mayflower@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhat is the least amusing joke you're aware of?message-square18fedilinkarrow-up116
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minus-square@Fredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoI disagree if overdone it can get tired and nit funny. Like every family comedy shows that did that. But Married With Children did it and was funny. Because to me it made fun of that thrope. But also Rodney Dangerfield did that with his jokes and it was hilarious. But he also made fun of himself.
minus-square@dmention7@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year agoI think a good general rule there is: Is the cliche the setup for the joke, or is it the entire punchline? The former can make for quality humor, but the latter is just being lazy.
I disagree if overdone it can get tired and nit funny. Like every family comedy shows that did that.
But Married With Children did it and was funny. Because to me it made fun of that thrope.
But also Rodney Dangerfield did that with his jokes and it was hilarious. But he also made fun of himself.
I think a good general rule there is:
Is the cliche the setup for the joke, or is it the entire punchline?
The former can make for quality humor, but the latter is just being lazy.