Newhart, the final scene
WKRP in Cincinnati turkey drop
The Dick Van Dyke Show, baby mixup
Everybody Loves Raymond, “Oh my God, I’m a lesbian”
Big Boss Man reads a heartfelt poem about Big Show’s dad “dying”:
One of my all-time favorite shows was Night Court, and two of my favorite funny scenes were:
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In a war of pranks between him and another judge, Harry…well, watch: Night Court - Harry's Cunning Trap - YouTube
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Before he was the emotionless Data on Star Trek:TNG, Brent Spiner had a recurring role that made for one of the funniest sketches ever: Brent Spiner in the role that made him famous. - YouTube
The end scene from Bob Newhart’s 19th anniversary special. Bob Hartley is discussing his dream with his wife Emily and his friends and is left waiting for the elevator when they go out for lunch.
Chuck and Bob demonstrate their new act:
Bwian, eh? Monty Python has many funny scenes, but the one that genuinely makes it hard for me to breathe is this one:
I like Monty Python, but you really can’t beat Mel Brooks.
Admiral General Aladeen on Jon Stewart
I believe Dr. Strangelove has a number of funniest scene contenders, but it’s hard to beat the US/USSR phone call scene:
Several have already mentioned my favorite, the WKRP Turkey Drop.
My #2, a brilliant scene from Soap:
Other way round for me. Mel Brooks is very funny, not in the same league as Monty Python though.
I’d put that in a separate list of deadpan humor, where its funny, but not side splittingly hilarious, but also a bit more realistic, and played straight.
I’d include Spinal Tap, the original Office, and few others in that.
Hank sings “Spinning Wheel” from The Larry Sanders Show
My vote is for “My Lovely Horse”
The flying monkey scene from Two And A Half Men:
I don’t know, I find the shear absurdity of downplaying launching a thermonuclear attack on a country by calling it a “silly thing” to be side splittingly hilarious.
Fawlty Towers: The Germans. Cleese is right when he says it’s two short episodes grafted together, but that’s two bloody brilliant short episodes.
Clueless: The freeway scene. in Clueless.
The Young Ones again: “‘Do Not Lean Out of the Window.’ I wonder why?”
Yeah, not exactly one scene but I don’t know why there has to be such a narrow requirement because it is one of the funniest portions of television ever made. It is so freaking funny that I know Germans who have giggling fits watching it. And you know how they are about the war.
Oh stewardess, I speak jive.
The Germans is my favorite, but the scene where Basil thrashes his car (I actually forget which episode it’s from) is a close second.
Gourmet Night, I think. Basil tries to organize a fancy dinner to impress the upper crust of Torquay society, his chef gets drunk, and he has to drive to a restaurant to get food.