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Line 2: If something is played for laughs, it means it is being used with the intention to be comedic. It is often a [[The Parody\|parody]] of the instances where said device or [[Trope]] is used seriously. Sometimes involves [[Lampshade Hanging]] on a particular [[Trope]]. Contrast [[Played for Drama]]; sometimes, the [[Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions\|only difference]] between one [[Trope]] and another is that one is [['''Played for Laughs]]''', while the other is [[Played for Drama]]. Can sometimes result in [[Harsher in Hindsight]] or a [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]] down the line. And of course, can result more immediately in [[Dude, Not Funny]]. Line 12: * Try [[Ranma ½\|an Aquatransexual]] with {{spoiler\|a mother who thinks he should be manly or [[Seppuku\|face the sword]],}} ''way'' too many fiancées, [[I Know Kung Faux\|rivals who practice]] all kinds of [[Martial Arts and Crafts\|ridiculous martial arts]], a [[Dirty Old Man]] [[Fair Weather Mentor]] who will stop at nothing [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?\|to get him into a bra]], [[Weirdness Magnet\|and all sorts of other random stuff happening in his neighborhood.]] * Despite occasional [[Mood Whiplash]], ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is this for world history. * In ''[[Mazinger Z]]'', Kouji's sexism and [[Belligerent Sexual Tension\|the fights between him and Sayaka]] nearly always are [[Played for Laughs]]. == [[Film]] == Line 23: == [[Literature]] == * ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', plays a [[Crapsack World]] for laughs but mostly glosses over it. * ''[[Discworld]]'' novels are often heavy on these in general and sometimes entirely based on this [[Trope]]. Or umm, these [[~~Trope\|tropes~~trope]]s. == [[Live-Action TV]] == Line 37: == Multiple == * Many of the characters that fit under [[The Ace]] would be [[God Mode Sue~~\|God Mode Sues~~]]s if their absurd competence was not funny. == [[Theatre]] == Line 49: == [[Web Original]] == * Zaboo from ''[[The Guild]]'''s [[Stalker with a Crush]] behavior would be horrifically creepy in [[Real Life]], but on the show it's over the top funny. * The blog ''Cut!'' is basically [[Slender Man]] [[Played for Laughs]]. At one point, [[Took a Level In Dumbass\|Slendy himself actually bumps into a clear glass door before slinking off in embarrassment.]] == [[Western Animation]] ==

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