Mr. Cellophane

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Friday, March 27, 2009

You havin' a laugh?

Right, so there's this column at the AV Club where the staff members answer the question:



Is there a piece of pop culture that absolutely, 100 percent never fails to make you laugh? (Or at least smile?)


Whether I'm at work, at a movie, traveling, or whatever, there are a shit-ton of bits I think about that make me laugh. Here are a few (relative term) of them:

Marlon (Dom DeLuise) yelling "That man's nuts! Grab 'im!" in The End
Turk screaming like a woman and ripping out his hair after missing out on a Michael Jordan game on "Scrubs"
"If this were an After-School Special, you'd pay a dear price for your deceit, like getting a big zit, or...eating from the same plate as David Lee Roth!" - "Freakazoid"
the game shows that Heffer appears on in the "Rocko's Modern Life" episode, "Heffer in a Handbasket" ("Eye-talian donut holes!")
the "MacBeth" scene from "Blackadder the Third"
Patton Oswalt's Robert Evans spiel - though, honestly, I do a better Evans than he does ("Shove 'em up there again, Dennehy! I'll try to just solve the reds!")
out of a bunch of "Arrested Development" moments, Mrs. Featherbottom trying to imitate Mary Poppins
I love "Kids in the Hall", but, off the top of my head, the "Mad with Power" sketch; Kevin McDonald rocks!
several of Bruce McCulloch's monologues, as well (especially, "Love" and "How to Break into Showbiz")
the "Mighty Hercules" sketch from "Saturday Night Live" (one of the most underrated sketches)
the "Petchow Rat Poison" sketch from the same program (one of the most underrated ad parodies)
the digital clock gag from the "Futurama" episode, "Xmas Story"
the "M*A*S*H" references on the "Futurama" episode, "War is the H-Word" ("This isn't a war, it's a moider!")
Chico Marx in Duck Soup, especially his report on shadowing Firefly
the guys playing each other in the "Young Ones" episode, "Bambi" ("Right, like the one person said to the other person who was getting fed up, 'I'm getting fed up!'.")
not from a comedy, per se, but David Doyle dressing down Elliott Gould in Capricorn One is just brilliant, humorous writing
from the charade scene to "He vas...my boyfriend!" in Young Frankenstein ("Sedagive?!")
the escalating shenanigans from that "Wings" episode; can't remember the name but here's a hint: "Davis!" Dinner's not ready." "Stall him!"
The "'Cause they're (insert occupation here) (hilariously insistent guitar twang)/Identical (insert occupation here)" sketch from "SCTV"
The A Few Good Men references in the "Simpsons" episode, "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
too many moments to name from "Malcolm in the Middle"
"Won't be attending that hat convention in July." - Hudson Hawk
the police station scene and "It's a bomb!/"What?!"/"Wait for my birthday." - Addams Family Values
"Why did I bring helium instead of air?" - Hot Shots! Part Deux
"Ah, mango juice!" - the "Tiny Toons" episode, "Kon-Ducki"
The "Samuel Jackson Beer" sketch from "Chappelle's Show"
the Cairo sequence in Team America: World Police
"Yoiks...and away!" - "Robin Hood Daffy"

Like I said, a few.

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