# Funniest scene ever , movie or TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422 "2022-09-28T23:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/81 "2022-09-29T20:02:23Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > The series are definitely hit and miss. The movies (well the first two) on the other hand absolutely on the nail from start to finish, pretty much the perfect comedies. Personally as i said its not _if_ the funniest scene ever is from the Holy Grail or Life of Brian, but _which_ scene from those two movies is the funniest scene ever. The stoning scene in Life of Brian gets my vote. (“Who threw that?” “I thought we’d started.” “Go to the back…there’s always one, isn’t there?”) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/82 "2022-09-29T20:06:19Z")
Almost all of Kentucky Fried Movie was funny, but this scene, which probably couldn’t even be made today, left me in tears when I saw it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NqTpqIUWVrc/hqdefault.jpg "Kentucky Fried Movie-Rex Kramer-Danger Seeker") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqTpqIUWVrc) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/83 "2022-09-29T20:09:52Z")
> [@griffin1977](#): > > The series are definitely hit and miss. The movies (well the first two) on the other hand absolutely on the nail from start to finish, pretty much the perfect comedies. Personally as i said its not _if_ the funniest scene ever is from the Holy Grail or Life of Brian, but _which_ scene from those two movies is the funniest scene ever. Yes, there was a joke somewhere about being sentenced to watching all of the TV show Flying Circus. Sounds fun, but it is actually quite unfunny a lot of the time. The hit sketches are sporadic and most of it is just zany and unfunny. The movies are brilliant and I think Meaning of Life is incredible throughout. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/84 "2022-09-29T20:10:13Z")
Randal placing an order for movies for the video store in _Clerks._ ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/85 "2022-09-29T20:21:01Z")
Three for me - one from Night Court (can’t find a clip on YouTube). The setup is that a Japanese man died in the courtroom, was being wheeled around by Bull in a motorized wheelchair, and someone turned on the motor while Bull’s back was turned and… Harry: “How do you lose a dead Japanese industrialist?” Bull: “He outsmarted me, sir.” Harry: “What do you mean, he outsmarted you? Bull, a corpse is a corpse!” Dan: “Of course, of course.” The second is the scene of all the crucified people singing “Always Look at the Bright Side of Life” at the end of “Life of Brian.” I cannot stop laughing at that. Finally, from Rat Race: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eJub9Ii9DfY/hqdefault.jpg "Rat race- bus seen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJub9Ii9DfY) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/86 "2022-09-29T20:36:52Z")
Here are a few scenes that always make me laugh: Those aren’t pillows!: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u2pu0m9iTo4/maxresdefault.jpg "Those Aren't Pillows! - Planes, Trains & Automobiles (10/10) Movie CLIP (1987) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2pu0m9iTo4) You’re going the wrong way!: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_akwHYMdbsM/maxresdefault.jpg "Going the Wrong Way - Planes, Trains & Automobiles (5/10) Movie CLIP (1987) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM) Dwayne driving Alvy to the airport after Dwayne confesses to an impulse to steer into an oncoming car: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qp3NWzLzaek/maxresdefault.jpg "Annie Hall (8/12) Movie CLIP - Can I Confess Something? (1977) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp3NWzLzaek) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/87 "2022-09-29T20:39:55Z")
Choose almost any scene from when Garth Brooks was on **The Muppet Show**. [Try the “country music” scene.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qNnVtMRTgZI) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/88 "2022-09-29T21:06:19Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > For my money, Fawlty Towers is probably the single funniest comedy show ever made. I think I agree. No other show made me laugh as hard as often. Surprisingly, I’m finding I only agree with about a third of the posts in this thread. Most Mel Brooks leaves me cold. Oh, and Judd Apatow comedies are so unfunny to me. I see he’s involved in a movie I avoid it. Two “cult” shows I missed when they were first run were _Arrested Development_ and _Freaks and Geeks._ I adore _Arrested Development_, and even better, re-watching improves it. _Freaks and Geeks_ bored me when it wasn’t actively annoying me. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/89 "2022-09-29T21:07:05Z")
_The IT Crowd_ – Jen’s new shoes. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SO4MzTfM9XQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Jens new shoes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4MzTfM9XQ) or translating Italian [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/csLgX1IHPJs/hqdefault.jpg "The IT Crowd - Jen translates Italian") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csLgX1IHPJs) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/90 "2022-09-29T21:40:49Z")
That is what I came to write: Harold Lloyd made me cry laughing when I was a teenager and he still makes me laugh today. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/91 "2022-09-29T21:41:26Z")
From Frasier, in one of the most perfectly written and acted sitcom episodes I can recall. This punchline is built up from the opening bit with Daphne trying to put some of Martin’s useless old junk into the storage, and this item gets a passing mention. The whole episode builds to this scene, where Niles is hysterical about his possible divorce, and he goes into the bathroom to throw water on his face. And then … [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F3zWP3Mrbqs/hqdefault.jpg "Hot Foamy Niles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3zWP3Mrbqs) p.s. If you watch this in reruns they clip out a critical part in the opening scene, in order to have more time for commercials. I hate them for that. Anyway, this is the best clip I can find at short notice. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/92 "2022-09-29T22:06:59Z")
[Rat Race- Hitler’s Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsgQb3jkk4) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/93 "2022-09-29T22:16:55Z")
From _The Big Bang Theory_, made all the more hilarious because there’s no way the flying papers could be scripted. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qOC_ig7ezp8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Throws The Roommate Agreement Over The Apartment") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOC_ig7ezp8) Also from BBT, and the reason it’s a crime Mayim Bialik never won an Emmy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/duiKAT-33Ss/hqdefault.jpg "Oh It's A Tiara!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duiKAT-33Ss) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/94 "2022-09-29T22:36:34Z")
_The Drew Carey Show_ could get very surreal at times. Check out this scene in which Daffy Duck applies for a job at Winfred-Louder. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zOthaJez8fs/maxresdefault.jpg "Daffy Duck on The Drew Carey Show (Remastered in 1080p)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOthaJez8fs) ---
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> [@Mahaloth](#): > > A very funny two minutes, if we are now including sketches. > > “The Front Fell Off” Clarke and Dawe did a series in Australia called _The Games_ which is one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/96 "2022-09-29T23:54:41Z")
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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P-hUV9yhqgY/hqdefault.jpg "Silicon Valley dick jerk algorithm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-hUV9yhqgY) ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/98 "2022-09-30T02:44:07Z")
_The Dick Van Dyke Show_, episode _That’s My Boy?_. You have to watch the entire episode to really get the payoff, but the last minute of Act 2 _literally_ had me rolling on the living-room floor, laughing so hard that I could scarcely breathe. Maybe it isn’t as funny now; times change. But back then—they say they had to just cut off the end, because the live studio audience wouldn’t stop their wild laughter. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/99 "2022-09-30T03:36:21Z")
I love Matt Berry in _What We Do in the Shadows_ but he’s never been funnier than the “Boyfriend” scenes from _Snuff Box_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I66aySW4le8/hqdefault.jpg "Snuff Box - Boyfriend Scenes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I66aySW4le8) ---
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