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{{quote|''You know I'm hilarious. And I'm not going to quit until I [[When She Smiles|get you to smile]].''|'''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Beast Boy]]''', referring to [[Kuudere|Raven]]}}
He's the joker of the group. She's the [[Emotionless Girl]] or perhaps the [[Tsundere]], maybe both. He makes it his mission in life to make her let out one of the most powerful emotional responses. It's a matter of personal pride. If he can break through her shell, he can brag about it for years.
Said girl's friends will wonder why she puts up with it. Don't expect his jokes to actually be funny. The comedy really comes from her reaction, or [[The Comically Serious|lack thereof]].
This is often played as romantic interest. After all, guys like girls that laugh at their jokes. And, although she doesn't laugh, she does at least listen. If it's meant to become a romantic relationship, [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|don't expect them to resolve it anytime soon]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Kyou no Go no Ni]] / Today In Class 5-2'' had this too.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' In the manga, Shinji tries to see if Rei can laugh by doing something funny - [[Crowning Moment of Funny|in this case, shoving two fingers up Touji's nose, causing him to freak out]]. This makes all the other girls laugh, but not Rei, who merely turns away with the same blank expression after seeing what all the noise was about.
** The anime doesn't have a single instance of Rei laughing. Not even the [[High School AU]] in the final episode goes past grinning.
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'''Platinum''': "No I didn't. Don't be a pest." }}
** It's more like he's trying to force her to admit she has her unlady-like moments whenever she does something.
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' A [[Gender
* ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'' did a story like this, where this group of guys followed Vanilla around, trying to make her laugh. Apparently she finally did, but her laughter wasn't [[Cop Out|shown or heard]] in the actual anime, it was just [[Take Our Word for It|implied]] that she finally did.
* ''[[Stellvia of the Universe]]'' Joey wins Akira's heart via this method.
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== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Tank Girl]]'' has a [[Les Yay]] example. Tank Girl and Jet Girl are in prison. Jet Girl has been very serious in Tank Girl's company up to now.
{{quote|'''Jet Girl:''' You don't understand. The better you behave, the more they leave you alone. And the more they leave you alone, the better off you are.
'''Tank Girl:''' Well, that's a bore! There's nothin' to be scared of. You just gotta think about it like the first time you got laid. You just gotta go: "Daddy, are you sure this is right?"
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== Visual Novels ==
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' [[Gender
* ''[[Kanon]]'' [[Deadpan Snarker|Yuichi]] often does this to [[Hot Chick with a Sword|Mai]], claiming that [[Emotionless Girl|getting any kind of reaction from her at all is like winning a medal]].
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