“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
Close! The joke is, “Put ze candlestick… beck!”
And a Radiolab segment examining the act.
Apparently repetition is why people think Tracy Morgan is funny.
That’s what she said.
Surely you’re joking!
I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition!
Sometimes the great Adrian Belew of King Crimson might sardonically repeat himself when under stress.
oh…“I feel hapeeeee, I feel hapeeeee, I - crunck” (sure, it’s only twice, but I think that counts as reptition)
The Palin Gumby yells for “Doctor!” and then soon the Cleese Gumby yells for “Nurse!” here.
“C’mon son.”
I might be in the minority, but I thought that shit was genious.
*George, George, George of the jungle,
Friend to you and me.
AAH-AAH-AAH-AHH! *
Watch out for that tree-ee-ee.
WATCH OUT FOR THAT AAH-AAH-AAH-AAH! CRASH! OOOOH! TREE!
There’s a certain sort of UK sitcom that relies on catchphrase gags. I think a fair number of Americans might recognise (exaggerated look to left and right) “I’m free!”. Over here, people will know what you mean if you say “Stupid boy!”, 'Don’t panic!", “We’re doomed! Doomed!”, or (exaggerated French accent) “Listen vairy carefully, I shall say zis only wernce” or “Good moaning!”
There’s a comedy sketch called Dinner for One, which is basically eight lines of dialogue repeated for 18 minutes.
For some reason, it is (or was) extremely popular in Germany.
While surrounded by Emmy-caliber performers doing expressive stuff on SEINFELD, Patrick Warburton managed to pretty much launch an entire comedy career by just stating “yeah, that’s right” in a flatly plainspoken voice.
No, really: it’s like the whole character was built around that catchphrase, delivered in that manner, provoking laughs as it gets said again and again.
“The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies?”
*“What? Your pissy is up a tree?”
“Please, could I have a spune for my kiffee?”
“Here, I brought you some pee.”*
*“What are you doing with that girl?!?”
"Stupid woman! Can’t you see I’m comforting her?
“Herr Flick of ze Gestapo!”*
It is a work of comic genius that requires very little English knowledge, that’s the reason.
And not just Germany - it’s popular in Scandinavia as well as other countries. It’s a South African New Year’s tradition, although I’m not sure if it’s still broadcast, as we’ve just taken to watching our own recording.
Closer, but still incorrect. It’s “Put ze candle beck!” (No “stick.”)
“Fighting the frizzies at 11.”
Might be the most obscure one. It showed up as a bumper in a South Park Christmas episode but it’s a parody of a news tease that shows up in the ad breaks of a particular bootleg of the Star Wars Holiday Special (coincidentally the one I actually saw way back when in the 70s since it was ABC New York).