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== Film ==
* A famous example occurs in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (
* ''[[
** Peter Bull, playing the sombre Russian ambassador, is shaking with laughter and trying desperately not to laugh out loud at watching [[Peter Sellers]]' ad-libbed antics as he fights his [[Evil Hand]]. He regained his composure quickly enough that the [[Crowning Moment of Funny|scene]] could still be used.
*** They ''did'' have to cut it rather close, though. One scene showing Bull ends just seconds from the actor corpsing as seen when his stoic facade cracks.
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** Another scene was not so lucky--originally the movie was to end with a pie fight. Seriously. Unfortunately, the characters had to be totally earnest about it to fit with the [[Black Comedy]] tone of the movie. That was a bridge too far; the entire cast corpsed within the first few pastry volleys, and the set (not to mention wardrobe) was too trashed for a second take.
* Another [[Stanley Kubrick|Kubrick example]] is in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''. At the beginning when Gunnery Sergeant Hartman is berating the men, Vincent D'Onofrio begins to crack up. This was unintentional but they kept going. This reaction is [[Truth in Television]] as seen in the [[Real Life]] section below.
* In ''[[Men in Black (
* [[The Marx Brothers|Groucho Marx]] was such a hilarious actor that Margaret Dumont could hardly ever keep a straight face when she was on screen with him.
* [[Monty Python]]:
** In ''[[Monty
** In ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'', watch Eric Idle as a peasant during the "burn the witch" scene. As John Cleese stretches an awkward silence out further and further, Idle has to bite down on his scythe at one point to keep from laughing.
** According to John Cleese, Michael Palin was "very naughty" on stage in his attempts to get the other Pythons to do this during live performances.
*** At one point during the live tour, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman decided to try and make each other corpse when walking on to do a sketch about pepperpots; since they did their makeup separately and came in from opposite sides of the stage, there was a ready-made battlefield. They gradually got more and more absurd with their makeup, climaxing when Terry (sporting a [[The Simpsons|Homer Simpson]] beard made entirely from lipstick) cracked up at the sight of Graham with a circle of lipstick drawn around his face.
* During the (not kidding) ''twenty straight minutes of rock climbing'' in [[B-Movie]] ''[[Lost Continent]]'', as Cesar Romero is pulled up a cliff, [[Wardrobe Malfunction|his trousers begin to slide down]] and the actors hoisting him grab him by the back of his belt to prevent it. Behind them, Hugh Beaumont is visibly snickering at this and making a half-hearted attempt to hide it. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJcY-tDqVvM&feature==related#t=9m28s You can see it here in the MST3K version.]
* A bit of Corpsing gets through in ''[[
* Rik Mayall claims some of the child actors tried to do this to him during his (cut from the final film, [[What Could Have Been|sadly]]) scenes as Peeves in ''[[Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone]]''. Luckily for Mayall, he had [[Bottom|experience]] with that sort of thing.
** According to [[Chris Columbus]], the first ''Potter'' film is filled with rapid cuts to compensate for how often the child actors would smile or laugh in the middle of takes. [[Rupert Grint]] was known for being especially bad at not corpsing and apparently he didn't get much better when he grew up. On the fifth film, an instance of corpsing became a [[Throw It In]] (when the Trio all laughs after Harry talks about his kiss with Cho).
** Emma Watson was reportedly terrible for doing this during the filming of the final film. They set up a [[The Swear Jar|corpsing jar]] on set because of it.
* In ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', when the gang goes to the Sedgwick Hotel and speaks to the man by the elevator ("What're you supposed to be, some kinda cosmonaut?"), you can see [[Dan Aykroyd]] (Ray Stantz) turn his head and look down at [[Bill Murray]]'s (Peter Venkman) comments about roaches. ("Must be a big cockroach." "Bite your head off, man.")
* Happens to [[
* [[Lindsay Lohan]] and [[Rachel McAdams]] have both said publicly that the filming of ''[[Mean Girls]]'' was often prolonged by fits of giggles induced whenever [[Tim Meadows]] was on set. It apparently became his mission for the duration of his work on that film to make Lindsay laugh on-camera as often as possible.
* ''[[Ace Ventura]]'': Courtney Cox tries and ''almost'' succeeds in looking solemn when 'Larry' ([[Jim Carrey]]) acts out "a button-hook pattern in super slo-mo". She nearly cracks when he does an "instant replay" and 'bounces' off the doctor's shoulder.
* Watch ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' and count the number of scenes where Gene Wilder is inches away from completely losing it.
** Igor's "take the bags" scene had to be filmed multiple times--not because the cast corpsed, but because the ''crew'' was laughing so hard that it was messing up the takes.
* Fictional example: In the [[Batman (
* A whole series of corpsing outtakes play during the [[Creative Closing Credits]] of ''[[Cannonball Run]]''.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': After delivering the line about "killing younglings", Obi-Wan quickly covers his mouth in a way that looks [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SqTR0DorSw suspiciously like he's trying not to laugh.]
* In the film ''[[Sister Act]]', when Mother Superior is raging at Deloris for turning the choir into a sideshow, the priest knocks on the door. Maggie Smith literally squeaks a loud "Come in!" that is so out of character (both for Mother Superior and for Maggie Smith) that you can clearly see Whoopi Goldberg immediately cover her mouth as she starts corpsing.
* While shooting the line-up scene in ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'', everyone started laughing, so [[Bryan Singer]] [[Throw It In|kept part of it the film]] (right before Benicio Del Toro says his lines).
* Watch Mark Ruffalo in the infamous {{spoiler|shawarma scene}} of ''[[The Avengers (
* The "wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world" scene from ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'' was not in the script; it was ad-libbed by Jim Carrey. During this scene in the movie you can see actor Mike Starr (who plays the hitman Mental) visibly trying not to laugh.
* ''[[Lost in Translation (
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** Other times, the other members, especially Carol, would get even with Tim. Like in "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT9jmEUNxtk&NR=1 The Flasher]" skit.
** Vicki Lawrence was very good at resisting corpsing, but could even make Tim fall out laughing, as at the very end of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY Elephant story]
* On the ''[[30 Rock
{{quote| '''Tracy:''' "Uh oh, I'm doing something called 'breaking' Blahahahaha. Snort. Heehee. Giggle giggle. The audience loves this!"}}
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actors Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton are actually corpsing, not sobbing, during Adric's death scene in "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S19 E6 Earthshock|Earthshock]]".
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** "New Earth" - When Lady Cassandra takes over the Doctor's body and turns up the camp, you can see [[Billie Piper]] trying not to crack.
** In ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S6 E5 The Seedsof Death|The Seeds of Death]]'', watch Zoe when the Doctor is swept off his feet by the foam at the beginning of Episode Six. Or, if you've got the DVD, watch the [[Easter Egg]], which shows the commentary being filmed for that scene.
* A segment on ''[[
** Colbert's site has a video tag for when he [http://www.colbertnation.com/video/tag/cracks+up loses it on camera.]
* Several times on ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?
** Colin can sometimes set it off with a single word, such as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpyhwuzFJY "Tapioca!"] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAZY2B3_lYU an already breaking down "Meow"].
*** "Meow" gets special credit because not only did he get Wayne, Drew and Ryan to break, he even made Laura Hall playing the piano to crack, the music faultering and just stopping because she was laughing so hard.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55kjGzYem4 The Cat!]
** Colin gets another one during Greatest Hits when Ryan asks him what bird says the name of their next band (meaning an owl which says "who". Colin's guess? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzwv057GPs Just watch]. Everyone else on stage loses it for about a minute.
* Most of the bloopers on the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' [[Hilarious Outtakes|Poopie Reel]] (available on the [[Manos:
** In the completed ''[[Monster a Go
* A memorable segment of ''[[Coupling]]'' had Jeff describe the concept of 'The Giggle Loop' - the compulsion to laugh in inappropriate situations that only intensifies the more you think about how inappropriate it would be. Later on, they all [[The Fun in Funeral|go to a funeral...]]
* Very common in ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' due to the live comedy nature of the show.
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** For all this, SNL also has the ''über'' anti-corpsing example: Alec Baldwin, Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, and [http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/nprs-delicious-dish---schweddy-balls/2846 Schweddy Balls].
* One [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtNCKcigCFs&feature=related#t=8m38s outtake] from ''[[X-Files]]'' featured this, complete with corpse. The corpse coughs and the film crew cracks up while Scully delivers her lines: "It's true, John. She's gone. There's no measurable electrical activity in her brain."
** This happened on ''[[The X
* In the Penguin scene mentioned in [[Throw It In]], [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Graham Chapman's]] exclamation of "Oh, intercourse the penguin!" is clearly an ad lib. How can you tell? John Cleese obviously trying to stifle his laughter and get back in character...
** It's hard to find an episode of Monty Python without a scene of Michael desperately trying not to corpse. And being utterly adorable as he does.
** [[
{{quote| '''Cleese''': This is nothing to laugh at!<br />
'''Palin''': ''[shakes with suppressed laughter]'' }}
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* In the famous "Sis Boom Bah" joke from Carnac the Magnificent on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', Johnny and Ed can't keep a straight face before they deliver the joke. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|And who could blame them?]]
* Another sketch from ''theTonightShow'' features Johnny and Joe Friday (Jack Webb) reviewing a case. The entire skit was designed solely to make Friday crack up. it finally happens at the end of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpVjW30I-YU this clip]
* In one ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'' episode homaging ''[[
* Anne Robinson, the unflappable host of ''[[The Weakest Link]]'', suffered a few facial twitches during a celebrity edition when [[Rob Schneider]] mentioned that he'd like to find out who "the sexy link" was, and stating his belief that: "Anne, I think it's you." Later, when voted off, Rob rushes the podium and wraps Anne in a giant bear hug, lifting her and spinning her around. Any semblance of a straight face is immediately lost.
* [[Neil Patrick Harris]] was chuckling when [[Jason Segel]] was singing [[How I Met Your Mother|Happy, Happy Lily-day]], however, it's not that noticeable.
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** [http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/04/12/ac-ridiculist-giggle-fit-2.cnn He did it again] during a report on [[Inherently Funny Words|Dyngus Day.]] He held it together pretty well through all the mentions of Dyngus Day, but it seems like mentioning the use of Pussy Willow branches that set him off.
* Happens quite a bit on ''[[Mad TV]]'', especially in the Stuart (Michael MacDonald) sketches. His mom (Mo Collins) often has trouble keeping a straight face.
* In ''[[Necessary Roughness (TV series)|Necessary Roughness]]'' one client turned to Dani after suddenly breaking into laughter during a live news report on an on-going war.
* [[In Living Color|Tommy Davidson]] guest-stars on ''Martin'' as a former radio jockey turned Hollywood star. It's clear that the scene is a mix of script and ad-libs. At one point in the scene, Davidson says "the catfish are delicious," and Martin can't help but start laughing to himself and tries to turn his head from the camera. Tommy tries to continue, but also has to turn away and you can hear him guffawing his way through the line. Martin doesn't speak again, until he stops laughing. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Kpue8duGA I mean just watch]
* [[Happy Days|Mr. Cunningham]] trying not to laugh as his wife fires off every one of Fonzies catchphrases straight to his face. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BtALkegKQQ Right here]
* On ''[[Project Runway]]'', the usually stoic Michael Kors memorably [http://youtu.be/QYEsuzRLpXQ lost it] during one runway show when a model did a super sexy pose at the end of her walk. Everyone else on set proceeds to crack up as well.
** This also happens frequently when a designer's look is being critiqued, with cuts to the other designers trying desperately to hold back church giggles.
* ''[[Dick and Dom
* Happens in a season one episode of [[Burn Notice]], but is only revealed in the DVD commentary. [[Bruce Campbell]], playing Sam Axe, says "It's only photoshop," causing Jeffrey Donovan, playing Michael Westen, to laugh for ''seven hours''.
* [[Kenan and Kel|Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell]] do this during the Good Burger sketch on the [[All That]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5hO3RWXh38#t=7m58s Tenth Anniversary Special].
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* Marg Helgenberger's scene with William Petersen at the end of the ''[[CSI]]'' episode 'Inside The Box' likely counts. Petersen did the pre-surgery scene with Grissom in his hopsital gown without wearing anything underneath. Marg/Catherine is seen smirking at the end and you can probably guess why.
* On one episode of the game show ''The Chase''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwGFX5pgXw\] one of the questions was "In what sport did [[Unfortunate Names|Fanny Chmelar]] compete for Germany?". Cue Bradley Walsh desperately trying not to laugh.
* In the ''[[Star Trek:
* This ''[[
* Apparently, the ladies of ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' had a running contest to see who would be the first to make [[Betty White]] corpse. Of course, since Betty is a sitcom vet who has been doing this for fifty years, this is a rather tall order. Nothing made it into the actual episodes, but the blooper reel shows that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_WwuM5no3U Jane Leeves won.]
* In-universe example in [[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]. Mary is at the funeral for Chuckles the clown, and keeps having to suppress laughter, even after she warned the others to stay serious. Becomes a simultaneous [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] and [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] when she is told that it is all right, that Chuckles lived for making people laugh, and that even at his own funeral, he would want her to laugh. Mary stares for a second and starts bawling.
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** Something similar happens at the end of season six. Willow has gone completely off the rails, as has the lives of Buffy and her friends. She details this to Giles, who reacts to the somber news by cracking up laughing. After a moment Buffy does as well.
* Subverted whole-hog in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' where [[Statler and Waldorf]] usually laugh at their own wisecracks and you can't help but laugh along.
* Very frequently on ''[[Rowan and
* From ''[[
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* [[Garth Brooks]] did this several times during the taping of his ''Double Live'' album. One turned "Unanswered Prayers" into an [[Audience Participation Song]].
* [[REM|Michael Stipe]] can clearly be heard cracking up on ''The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight'' after the line about Dr. Seuss.
* [[Nirvana
* [[The Beatles|Paul McCartney]] stifles laughter while singing the second verse of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," purportedly because John Lennon -- who was said to have hated the song -- mooned Paul in the recording studio as he sang the line "so he waits behind."
* [[Bob Dylan]] cracks up at the start of "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" because the rest of the band misses the cue and had to start again, and this [[Throw It In|was kept in the final recording]].
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** Literally happens in "If I Had $1,000,000" by the same band during the line about fancy ketchups.
{{quote| "And we could buy these really expensive ketchups... / (cue giggling on this line) Dijon ketchup! Mmm!"}}
* In their performance in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adO27R2UGWM of Fernando] Poland, [[ABBA
== Professional Wrestling ==
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== Theater ==
* Martyn Green recounted a performance of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[
{{quote| CHORUS: "Goodness me, why what was that?"<br />
DICK DEADEYE: "Silent be, it was the cat!" }}
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* The play ''Oblomov'' is based on a Russian novel about a character who almost never leaves his bed, briefly has a romantic attack, finds out he's incapable of love and goes back to bed. Theatrical presentations would have necessarily been grim had it not been for the most famous presentation casting Spike Milligan as the lead. Milligan proceeded to act up to such an extent that they renamed it ''Son of Oblomov'', and apparently considered it his job to try and corpse his fellow actors whenever possible. Only one - [[The Stoic|Joan Greenwood]] - managed to keep her dignity intact despite Milligan doing things like rowing the bed offstage with an imaginary oar or - on one occasion - conscripting the Boulting Brothers (twin filmmakers) to sit in the bed with him for the entire play.
* Rik Mayall and Ade Edmonson are [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZVkLF7UbR8&feature=player_detailpage#t=390s infamous] for their corpsing in the ''[[Bottom]]'' live shows.
* This happened a lot during Kristin Chenoweth's final performance on ''[[Wicked (
** Picture it: a tense scene during the second act of ''[[Wicked (
* David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the final performances of ''[[
== Web Original ==
* [[Ashens]] normally keeps a perfect British [[Stiff Upper Lip]], but he has lost it on camera once or twice. One notable time was when he discovered that one of the games in his [[Shoddy Knockoff Product|Pop Station]] was titled [[Blind Idiot Translation|"Chanticleer Hegemony."]] Another time, when he discovered that the knockoff iPhone he was reviewing had an old-fashion television aerial, he laughed so hard he had to cut the recording.
* [[
* [[Obscurus Lupa]], she of crude humor, made highbrow [[Brows Held High|Oancitizen]] [http://blip.tv/OLPresents/hamletthevampireslayerbloopersfinished-5896369 corpse constantly] in their crossover review of ''Hamlet The Vampire Slayer''. This led to her mocking him over having been in film school but not being able to keep a straight face, her giving him ''tips'' on it, and him begging her to stop being funny and at one point exclaiming "This person! This person is just like hitting me at certain points in my - neurons and just making me burst out laughing and I don't know ''how'' she's doing it, but it's pinpoint! And it's [[Milking the Giant Cow|uncontrollable]] and it's - I'm never working with you again." "Pinky promise!"
** Oancitizen and [[
* In their comparison video of ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' and ''[[When Harry Met Sally]]'', you can see [[
* [[Little Kuriboh]] did a [[The Vagina Monologues|Vagina Monologue]] remake of the first episode of [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
== Western Animation ==
* Apparently happened the actress playing Scootaloo in episode 18 of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* Voice actor giants [[Frank Welker]] and [[Peter Cullen]] got in on this during the run of ''[[Transformers Generation
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