Hell's Kitchen/Funny


 * Pretty much every time Gordon decides to have a little fun by making a joke or pulling a prank at the expense of Jean-Philippe and his unflappable stuffiness.
 * Meta: JP's April Fool's prank on Ramsay: his head (through a hole in the table) is hidden under a silver tray. When Ramsay lifts it off, JP screams (causing his boss to flinch), and deliver this gem: "APRILFOOOOOL!"
 * For that matter, about half the insults he throws around are absolutely hilarious, as long as you aren't fond of the recipient. For someone who specializes in the Cluster F-Bomb, Ramsay's occasional use of "bozo" will crack you up.
 * In Season 4; Jason was unable to keep his soufflés from sticking to the cups, and mentioned to Ramsay that he was going to try brushing sugar and cocoa around the rim to prevent this (for those of you that don't know, this is the first thing you're supposed to do when cooking a soufflé). After hearing this, Gordon stood there slack-jawed for a few seconds before going to the counter in between the kitchens...and bashing his forehead against it repeatedly.
 * In Season 5, Robert was single-handedly keeping the appetisers flowing during Lacey's ultimately fatal meltdown on the meat station, and got going so fast that he ended up busting open the seat of his pants. Even if you consider that type of thing to be puerile, Robert's nonchalant reaction to the situation in both the kitchen and the Confession Cam inserts were brilliantly funny. (Robert: "All I heard was: RIIIIIIIIP!")
 * We also get a shot of Lacey just staring at his ass, looking bemused.
 * This line from Sous Chef Scott: "Robert's ass is hanging out all over the place..."
 * Robert: "Ooh, I feel a little breeze on the back of my ass!"
 * And finally, Chef Ramsay's reaction: "Damn..."
 * Also from Season 5, Seth ends up wasting a shit ton of meat, which Chef Ramsay flings at him. Cue a brief shot of Ben's horrified reaction: D8. Giovanni's observation was also something worth listening to over and over: "He molested that poor thing! People have gone to jail for worse, it looked like he went at it with a jackhammer!"
 * In Season 6, Gordon had a little kid impersonate him and tell the candidates they suck.
 * No, it's better than that. The four contestants see a silhouette of Ramsay pace back and forth from upstairs looking flustered. Cue the kid coming down the stairs.
 * Also in Season 6, Sabrina saying to the Confession Cam " You guys are dorks, " with a lungful of helium.
 * After Joseph's meltdown in Season 6, he storms out of the dining room... and trips over the landing where the bar is situated. Ramsay, not missing a beat, says "Watch the step!"
 * It can be safely said that Season 6 would be the most hilarious season, with a bicycle punishment and a video that pretty much vouches for at least one third of the season's hilarity.
 * However, repeated viewings become less funny when you remember that this punishment worsened Robert's heart condition...
 * The final line of season 7...

"Ramsay: What is that? Jen: That's a duck breast."
 * Jen's reaction to the "lame duck" incident in season 3, episode 5.

"THEY MADE A MOON COME OUT OF RAJ'S DRUNKEN HANDS WHILE HE WAS DOING KARATE. I teared up."
 * She wasn't lying. The duck breast was the only thing on the plate. And it was rubbery and overcooked at that.
 * Season 8: Everything that Raj does in general.
 * Especially in one episode where he does karate moves while drunk, made even funnier thanks to the editor. A quote from one reviewer:

"Dave: The goal is to not cook an animal that India worships..."
 * Seeing the normally straightlaced high school teacher Ed in season 7 get drunk in the dorms was hilarious.
 * In Season 9, one of the blue team's punishments for losing a challenge was to peel a massive amount of grapes. Tommy started cracking a lot of incredibly bad grape-related puns, which Natalie got tired of. Combined with the tedious job of peeling, this culminated in her throwing grapes onto the floor and stomping on them, shouting that she was done with grapes. Tommy then made another related pun, and Natalie answered by throwing grapes at him.
 * After the Blue Team wins their third challenge in Season 9 (thanks to Natalie being transferred to them), Johnathon tells Ramsay that he would've had Tommy wear a dress if having a lady on the team to get them talking was that easy. "If it was that easy to get a beautiful lady to get us talking, I'd have had Tommy wear a dress, man".
 * This doubles a heartwarming since despite some initial skepticism, the men appreciated Natalie's presence on the team thereafter, and were upset when they had to nominate her for elimination in a later episode.
 * Also in Season 9, Elise telling Ramsay that the reason her beef wellington didn't cook right is become Tommy cut it wrong during prep work. Ramsays stares at her slack-jawed for a moment, then waves her over to the other kitchen where Tommy is working. "I wanna see what you say to him, c'mere you." Watch here.
 * In season 6, the final 3 were tasked with creating dishes suited to a specific nation's cuisine. Dave received Indian, which he had never cooked before, and he was struggling to pick a protein for his dish, as he knew that in Indian culture, certain animals were highly revered, and some of those animals were on the menu. Dave summed this up perfectly, in one of the funniest possible tones:

"Dave: Why did I choose pork for my protein? I just screwed myself up."
 * He chose pork for his dish, and learned that pork was definitely not a meat you served to Indians. His response:

"You're not supposed to drink duck."
 * In one episode, part of the blue team's punishment was to drink a blended-up mixture of various fine dining meals, resulting in this quote, which Dave's deadpan tone made hilarious:

"Jill: "Well make us something delicious for dinner!" (Drunk) Vinny: "I'm delicious.""
 * Season 9, Jennifer and Elise are put up to leave, Jennifer because she never talks in the kitchen and Elise because, well because she's Elise. "I have two chefs, one who can't f*cking talk, and one who can't f*cking shut up".
 * Season 9. Chef Ramsey actually summons a bigger fish and scares the contestants.
 * This line from season 8, episode 4:

"Trev: "You don't wanna make out a lil' bit?" Gail: "Not really." (laughs) Cut to the Time Passes Montage, and a scene of the chefs preparing for service. Narrator: "Trev may have not got lucky last night, but both teams are hoping to score.""
 * From the same episode, Trev complains about his team with Gail.

"Dave: I don't work well with children!" Dave: (passing out dishes with his good arm) That's me, the one armed bandit! (cut to him in confession cam) I basically sold myself."
 * A season 7 example, when a little girl was drawing a picture while she was waiting to be served her food. Her drawing? An image of Gordon Ramsay screaming "YOU DONKEY!"
 * In season 8, the Blue Team loses a challenge where the punishment is being made to sort trash for recycling. As the Red Team leaves for their reward, Trev (who had been transferred back to the Blue Team after a short stint on the Red Team) runs towards the Red Team and yells "GIVE US A HUG! DON'T YOU MISS ME?" The Red Team's reaction was priceless.
 * In Season 6, the same episode with the kid impersonator, the chefs find out that they have to serve their vegetarian dish...to kids. Dave has the best reactions.


 * On a few occasions, a customer will go up to the kitchen and ask Gordon some questions. While no malice is intended, the customer is interrupting kitchen operations and the customer gets a good telling off. The funniest instance is in this video, where a particularly persistent, not to mention particularly busty, female customer is verbally pwned.
 * In the first episode of season 10, sous chef Andi removed a wig, revealing that she's just as bald as sous chef Scott! Even better, Scott said that the contestants would have to shave their heads to prove to Ramsay that they are dedicated to the competition. Two people actually did get their heads shaved by Scott, and then he told Danielle, who in the confessional had said that she didn't want her head shaved, that it was her turn...