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== [[Film]] ==

* In ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'', Gonzo and Rizzo (the comic relief [[Narrator]] and the comic relief [[Greek Chorus]], respectively) disappear after the arrival of The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come... but not before a little [[Lampshade Hanging]]:

'''Gonzo''': When you're right, you're right. [[No Fourth Wall|(Turning to face the audience:)]] You're on your own, folks. We'll meet you at the finale! }}

* ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' does this to good effect.

* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' tends to be especially obvious with this trope.

** Subverted in [http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=010309 this] strip when Riff makes a wisecrack while fighting K'Z'K, a demon who has [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] his ex-girlfriend Gwynn.

'''Riff:''' Sorry, my angst-train derailed for a minute there. ''Die, Kizke, die!'' }}

** Also note that K'Z'K was at least once defeated by puns.

* From Chapter 5 on, every page of ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' featured [[The Rant|commentary]] (usually [[Deadpan Snarker|quite wry]]) by the author below the comic. In Chapter 16, just before the plot's excursion into [[Psychological Horror]] territory, the comments abruptly stopped. When several fans complained about the missing commentary, Tom replied,

* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' subverts this and manages to have a joke (or five) in almost every strip, no matter how plot critical. Somehow it does this without undermining either the comedy or the drama. About the least amount of comedy that you can get is [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0443.html this] and [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0464.html this]. ('''Spoiler Warning''': both comics feature the deaths of major characters.)

** Excuse me. I must present the [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0639.html single darkest strip in the entirety of the comic].