# 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:** 8
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/141 "2022-10-01T21:18:05Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Gene Hackman. Peter Boyle. Gene _Wilder_ and Peter Boyle? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/142 "2022-10-01T21:29:27Z")
No, Hackman and Boyle. The hermit scene. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sXGzO2aDDRU/hqdefault.jpg "WebM Test II - Blind Priest Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXGzO2aDDRU) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/143 "2022-10-01T21:55:12Z")
> [@Fortyfold](#): > > The scene in _Raising Arizona_ where HI tries to rob the convenience store. My favourite scene from “Raising Arizona”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yXiwnCNDxRw/maxresdefault.jpg "Raising Arizona - You Ate Sand?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXiwnCNDxRw) ---
**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:** [October 1, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/144 "2022-10-01T22:56:30Z")
_Police Squad!_ - Locksmith [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XFhpctuUwb4/hqdefault.jpg "Police Squad - I'm a Locksmith and I'm a Locksmith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhpctuUwb4) I hope animation is OK in this thread. _The Animaniacs_ - Who’s On Stage? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mdqv5xIsFLM/hqdefault.jpg "Slappy Squirrel - Who's on Stage?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdqv5xIsFLM) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/145 "2022-10-01T23:00:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1EBfxjSFAxQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The IT Crowd - Series 1 - Episode 2: Fire!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/146 "2022-10-02T04:56:08Z")
I prefer this one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6M46HvyAG2k/hqdefault.jpg "The IT Crowd - The Robot") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M46HvyAG2k) ---
**Author:** ![Fortyfold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@Fortyfold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fortyfold)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/147 "2022-10-02T05:35:05Z")
Oh yes, _Porky’s_ is one of the funniest movies ever made (for males of a certain age at least). The ‘Lassie’ scene got a big laugh in the cinema too. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/148 "2022-10-02T05:46:13Z")
As I commented 11 years ago, for my money, this clip from _Everybody Loves Raymond_ ranks up there with “Yes you did, you invaded Poland!” It’s set up, blocked and filmed PERFECTLY! You have Ray’s and Robert’s horrified reaction, Amy’s “uh-oh” expression, then the s-l-o-w reveal of Marie. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9CSECwl-gaQ/hqdefault.jpg "Everybody Loves Raymond - Whoops!!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CSECwl-gaQ) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/149 "2022-10-02T05:56:27Z")
I love long setups. From _The Dick Van Dyke Show_, “All About Eavesdropping”. The punch line comes 90 seconds later. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VOwqFuKM8kk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Dick Van Dyke Show - S02E33 - All About Eavesdropping") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOwqFuKM8kk) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/150 "2022-10-02T06:23:21Z")
Start. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cK1xsBoO0vg/hqdefault.jpg "The Big Bang Theory - " Sheldon asks for Penny helps"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK1xsBoO0vg) You all know how this ends: Ramona asks to share credit, and Sheldon angrily says, “GET OUT”. This follows. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jj6CpOc9lbw/maxresdefault.jpg ""Oh, hey, hi." The Big Bang Theory quote S02E06 Penny") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj6CpOc9lbw) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/151 "2022-10-02T06:31:36Z")
One of my favourite Father Ted moments: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xJhbP4q32vs/maxresdefault.jpg "You let Dougal do a Funeral?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJhbP4q32vs) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/152 "2022-10-02T06:46:02Z")
The Four Yorkshiremen sketch from _At Last the 1948 Show_ (in 1967): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DT1mGoLDRbc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Iconic Four Yorkshiremen | At Last the 1948 Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1mGoLDRbc) Often this sketch is referred to as being by Monty Python. Monty Python didn’t do it in their original show. They did it in some charity benefit shows they put on after their show left the air: > **[Four Yorkshiremen sketch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Yorkshiremen_sketch)** > > The "Four Yorkshiremen" is a comedy sketch that parodies nostalgic conversations about humble beginnings or difficult childhoods. It features four men from Yorkshire who reminisce about their upbringing. As the conversation progresses they try to outdo one another, and their accounts of deprived childhoods become increasingly absurd. > The sketch was written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman, and originally performed in 1967 on their TV series At Last the 1948 S... I first saw a version of this sketch on a show called _Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London_ which aired in the summer of 1970, where it was changed into a two-person sketch with Charles Nelson Reilly and Marty Feldman doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/153 "2022-10-02T07:01:10Z")
> [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > The Odd Couple - Little People Photoshoot Thanks for that, I had forgotten. I’ll nominate any of the court room scenes from The Odd Coiuple ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/154 "2022-10-02T09:20:33Z")
SNL did it too. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/155 "2022-10-02T10:55:47Z")
Key and Peele Respect! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1g-s-pghtYQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Key & Peele - Mr. T PSA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-s-pghtYQ) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/156 "2022-10-02T13:06:17Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Often this sketch is referred to as being by Monty Python. Monty Python didn’t do it in their original show. They did it in some charity benefit shows they put on after their show left the air: I think the best version was in the Secret Policeman’s Balls film, with Rowan Atkinson and three Pythons. Which reminds me… Peter Cook was priceless: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-hJQ18S6aag/hqdefault.jpg "Will this wind...?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJQ18S6aag) “One Leg Too Few” has perhaps the single funniest, and most clever line ever in a skit: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lbnkY1tBvMU/hqdefault.jpg "Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - One Leg Too Few (1964)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnkY1tBvMU) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/157 "2022-10-02T14:23:42Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > SNL did it too. What episode? A couple of Monty Python members were hosts. Is the sketch available online? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/158 "2022-10-02T14:25:44Z")
They did it a few times. Four guys trying to outdo each other with tales of bad things. They’d pause and sing a line from a song, like, Even though we ain’t got money. I hope someone else remembers ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/159 "2022-10-02T15:35:24Z")
Are you thinking of ‘Hee Haw’ ??? If I weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all, Gloom Despair and Agony on Me! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-IIKE9p5SEw/maxresdefault.jpg "HEE HAW Gloom Despair And Agony On Me | Classic Hee Haw TV") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IIKE9p5SEw) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422/160 "2022-10-02T15:41:22Z")
This is a funny sketch, but I don’t see any nontrivial resemblance to the Four Yorkshiremen sketch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422.md?page=9)