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Topic: is physical comedy funnier when the comedian suffers some form of injury?

boof started this discussion 2 months ago #130,943

I'm thinking, maybe a whack to the head could get more sustained laughs if after a couple of seconds, there is a trickle of blood

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 20 hours later[^] [v] #1,402,668

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer grate and die."

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 45 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,402,671

I prefer a wry smile over a glass of merlot, yuks are for the unsophisticated.

boof (OP) replied with this 2 months ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,402,693

now the famous detaching finger trick could be made hilarious if a forefinger was detached and fell down. The performer would say, "oh Christ it really came off", pick up the digit and end the show early.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 months ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,402,722

@1,402,671 (C)
peak comedy has both

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