Queer People Are Funny: Difference between revisions

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There is a tendency for works, particularly older works and works aimed at young men, to treat homosexual relationships as being ''inherently'' funny. Obviously, gay people and gay relationships can be funny for lots of ~~reasons -- for~~ example, if the characters are incredibly mismatched, or if the behaviour of one character is amusingly offputting, so this doesn't just apply to any humour derived from gayness or from gay relationships, only when the punchline is ''that'' it is gay. Litmus ~~test -- if~~ this was heterosexual, would it be (roughly, if not quite) as funny? If not, it's this trope.

There is a tendency for works, particularly older works and works aimed at young men, to treat homosexual relationships as being ''inherently'' funny. Obviously, gay people and gay relationships can be funny for lots of reasons—for example, if the characters are incredibly mismatched, or if the behaviour of one character is amusingly offputting, so this doesn't just apply to any humour derived from gayness or from gay relationships, only when the punchline is ''that'' it is gay. Litmus test—if this was heterosexual, would it be (roughly, if not quite) as funny? If not, it's this trope.

Subtropes include [[Gay Bravado]]. Begets the humorous parts in [[Ambiguously Gay]], [[Mistaken for Gay]], [[Ho Yay]].

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== Film ==

* In ''[[Death at a Funeral]]'', the main characters' discovery that their father had a dwarf gay lover sparks a plotline revolving around blackmail, but the apparent absurdity of it is also milked for laughter.

* ''[[The Producers]]'' ~~-- a~~ musical ~~comedy -- has~~ a song entitled "keep it gay". See for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[[Cdbyca 9 Xj D 8]]

* ''[[The Producers]]''—a musical comedy—has a song entitled "keep it gay". See for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[[Cdbyca 9 Xj D 8]]

* ''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]]'', which tries the task of being pro gay rights and one big gay joke at the same time

* In ''[[Inception]]'', Eames turning into a woman and flirting with a teammate for comedic effect.