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== Live-Action TV ==
* [[Sarah Silverman]] on ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]''. She puts a crying baby on a branch outside during her baby shower so she can deliver the punchline to her joke about how she lost a pair of chopsticks: "I'm like, 'Silver-WHERE?'"
* Fozzie Bear from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' is a Reconstruction of this trope. According to the First Season ''Muppet Show'' commentary, Fozzie was originally just a bad comedian, and they switched to the use of this trope midseason. A comedian whose material is invariably unfunny: kinda sad. A comedian who, without realizing it, dissects how to be invariably unfunny: hysterical.
* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' Ted seems to enjoy [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]s, explaining that [[Don't Explain the Joke|it's because they're so bad that they're funny]]. Much of the group's "wit" is this, as well.
* An episode of ''[[Star Trek]]: The Next Generation'' had Data trying to figure out the whole "sense of humor" thing. Watching him wandering around spouting canned jokes at the crew and their awkward reactions is funny in its own right.
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* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode ''[[The Creeping Terror]]'' includes a host segment featuring [[Mike Nelson]] testing for the "sweet spot" on his custom audio system by listening to one of the film's tedious songs. For a very long time.
* Most [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: In ''[[Firefly]]'', there is a scene where River dances. Riverdance?
 
 
 
== New Media ==