Cannot Tell a Joke: Difference between revisions

* Tien in ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' encounters trouble with this trope when King Kai requires all potential students to tell him a joke. He ''did'' manage a joke. Once.

* Madam Red in ''[[Black Butler]]''. We never get to hear the joke but the cast's reactions range from blank stares to confusion.

* In ''[[Nichijou]]'', the principal tells old jokes that no one gets, while Yuuko's are just terrible.

* ''[[Bleach]]'': In of the many [[Slice of Life]] sketches [[Tite Kubo]] does about his characters, there's one of [[The Stoic|Byakuya]] doing a stand-up routine in front of a huge audience. He holds his [[Hair Decorations|kenseikan]] to his ear and pretends it's a telephone. The audience doesn't laugh. He gets an "I told you so" from Renji afterwards. On another occasion, Renji asks Byakuya which hairdresser he uses and Byakuya tells him he gets his [[Empathic Weapon|zanpakutou]] to [[Death of a Thousand Cuts|cut]] his hair for him. Renji is so shocked, Byakuya has to tell him he was joking. Of course, Renji's then more panicked by the idea of Byakuya telling jokes. It's a [[Running Gag]] that Byakuya's very funny when he's not trying to be but an absolute disaster when he is.

** Uriel is apparently the funniest angel in the garrison. Ask anyone.

* Brennan from ''[[Bones]]'' as part of her general social incompetence.

{{quote|'''Mike:''' "Oh, you're funny. You're a funny man. Wanna hear somethin' funny, funny man? Knock-knock -- My fist up your balls!"

'''Jeff:''' "... Who's there?" }}