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{{quote|"[[Once an Episode|Dearest Mother:]] We're thinking of [[Slice of Life|portraying various dramas from everyday life]] from now on."<br />
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"Just kidding. [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys|This]] [[Rule of Drama|episode]] was a one time thing."|'''Kamiyama''' ''[[Cromartie High School]]''}}
 
A comedic show specifically concentrating on [[Surreal Humor|being humorous before any concern of plot, drama, or even comprehensibility.]] Noted for a complete lack of tact or pomposity on the part of the writers, and frequent [[Post Modernism|postmodern]] commentary. Can have occasional [[Fan Service]] which the series will openly acknowledge. The [[Rule of Funny]] will be observed.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Excel Saga (Mangamanga)|Excel Saga]]'': A mockery of everyday Japanese life seen through the lives of two supervillain henchgirl temp workers and four municipal [[Sentai]] employees. Then [[Shinichi Watanabe]] turned it into [[Excel Saga (Animeanime)|an anime]] and made fun of every anime genre in existence.
* ''[[Seitokai no Ichizon]]'': A parody Anime with bits of Romance added in ..
* ''[[Sket Dance]]'': From the former apprentice of the guy who unleashed ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'' onto the world, we have three high school students who will assist anyone with anything, usually with disastrously [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious]] results.
* ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu]]'': With a mix of serious and nonserious subplots.
* ''[[He Is My Master]]'': More so in the manga, where the author inserts romantic comedy cliches, then chides the reader for expecting serious resolutions.
* ''[[Bobobo Bobobobo Bobobo]]'': Plots constructed entirely out of bad puns, sight gags, and pop-culture flotsam.
* ''[[FLCL (Anime)|FLCL]]'': Although there is a plot, you would be hard-pressed to find someone that could identify which parts are gags and which are not in the first viewing. Additionally, this show [[This Is Your Premise Onon Drugs|has been described as]] ''[[Excel Saga (Animeanime)|Excel Saga]]'' '''''[[Up to Eleven|on Excel Saga]]'''''. The creators themselves admitted that about half of what they put into this show were completely a result of nonsense, and what they found funny at the time.
* ''[[Galaxy Angel (Animeanime)|Galaxy Angel]]'': The animated equivalent of [[Dada Comics]] -- ''nothing'' is sacred, and the writers are by-and-large allowed to run with whatever they like. Including scissors.
* The ''[[Negima Second Season|Negima!?]]'' reboot is sliding towards this, with most of the humorous banter between characters more characteristic of the ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'' writers than Akamatsu's usual fare. The original manga was like this for about 2 volumes before [[Genre Shift|going in a different direction]].
* ''[[School Rumble]]''
* ''[[Di Gi Charat]]''
* ''[[Super Milk Chan-chan]]''
* ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]''
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'': To a lesser degree, since the series does have continuity and plot, but each episode is definitely a Gag Episode.
* ''[[Magical Pokaan]]''
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]''
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei-sensei]]''
* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'': The first season of the anime, anyway - the second season and manga have continuity, and the latter has gotten [[Cerebus Syndrome|serious]].
* ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'': Though with a healthy pinch of action and good ol' [[Shonen]] standbys, like the power of friendship.
* ''[[Cromartie High School]]''
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
* ''[[Tokyo Pig]]''
* ''[[Lucky Star]]'': The series follows the norm and is quite realistic for the most part but has it's ''slight'' share of wackiness, especially in the anime.
* ''[[Beelzebub (Manga)|Beelzebub]]'': Can't seem to take itself seriously even when trying to be shounen.
* ''[[Haruhi Chan|Haruhi-chan]]''
* ''[[Full Metal Panic]] Fumoffu''
* ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'': [[Excel Saga (Animeanime)|Excel Saga]], [[Only More So]].
* ''[[Muteki Kanban Musume]]''
* ''[[Seitokai Yakuindomo]]''
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* ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]''
* ''[[Banana no Nana]]''
* ''[[Majokko Tsukune Chan-chan]]'' is a [[Cute Witch]] [[Gag Series]].
* ''[[Panty and& Stocking Withwith Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]''
* ''[[Doctor Slump]]''
* ''[[Nichijou]]''
* ''[[Carnival Phantasm (Anime)|Carnival Phantasm]]'' being an [[Affectionate Parody]] of the [[Type Moon|Nasuverse]], has gotten quite hilarious, [[Beyond the Impossible|EVERYTIME AND EVERYWHERE!]].
* ''Colorful''. A couple of braindead losers and surprisingly innocent ecchi. The show makes fun of itself and perverts.
* ''Goldfish Warning''. The show has a paper-thin plot, little to no continuity, 7 is just the random insane adventures of a a particular class in a farm school.
* ''[[Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Anime)|Tantei Opera Milky Holmes]]'', where anything, even reality, is subject to change at a moment's notice.
* ''[[Kill Me Baby]]'', 99.9% of which is played for a purely comedic scenario where all seriousness and compassion are thrown out the window.
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Ambush Bug]]'' in both its '80s and '00s incarnations. Every issue skips from place to place in [[The DCU]] making fun of everything from [[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]] to [[The Sandman]].
* ''[[Aoi House]]'' is part anime/manga parody, part American media parody (multiple references to ''[[Greys Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]'', and at one point a character is found to be singing the theme song to ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptors]]''), and entirely hilarious.
* ''[[Sonic X (Comic Bookcomics)|Sonic X]]''
* [[The Smurfs]] (original books; the [[Animated Adaptation]] not so much)
 
== Fanfic ==
* [[The DysfunctionalDysFUNctional Pirates]]
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' frequently berated itself for being too silly. Many of the sketches head deep into [[Cloudcuckoolander]] territory (one had a caption saying "SOMETHING SILLY'S GOING TO HAPPEN"), and the animations in between them are even weirder.
** Really, any [[Sketch Show]] will be one of these, and the same goes for [[Variety Show|Variety Shows]].
* ''[[Rowan and MartinsMartin's Laugh -In]]'' deserves a special mention because this particular variety/sketch show is seriously MADE of this trope!
* ''[[Green Wing]]'' (a Gag Hospital Soap)
* ''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_The_Blood_Run_Free:Let The Blood Run Free|Let The Blood Run Free]]'', an unrepentant parody of Australian soaps... from Australia. It makes ''[[Scrubs]]'' look like ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coM_vVkNGQY Observe].
* ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Coeur_A_Ses_Raisons\]'' (aka ''[[Market-Based Title|Sins of Love]]'') is yet another shameless parody of soaps, this one being of French-Canadian origin.
* ''[[Four Blokes Without Telly (Web Video)|Four Blokes Without Telly]]'', one of the non in-universe camera Youtube series, and a great example of [[Gag Series]]
* ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]''
* The ''Bitcom'' segments on ''[[Studio 3 (TV)|Studio 3]]''.
 
== [[Radio]] ==
* ''[[Hello Cheeky (Radio)|Hello Cheeky]]'' was a series based almost entirely on quick jokes, with quite a bit of subtle strangeness and cartoon logic holding it together.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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