# Is “Yakety Sax” inherently funny, or are we just conditioned into considering it funny by Benny Hill? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 7, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942 "2020-11-07T00:37:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/101 "2020-11-24T20:07:39Z")
We have a very young (just under 6-month-old) Havanese puppy who is very energetic and loves to play. One of my favorite things to do these days is to grab my iPhone, find Yakety Sax on YouTube, and then play it at full volume while I chase her around the house holding the phone. It is awesome. It’s at the point where if I play the song she immediately starts running around. So yes, it is pretty damn funny even outside of Benny Hill. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/102 "2020-11-24T20:28:25Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > Am I the only person on this board that has had The William Tell Overture “ruined” by A Clockwork Orange? It didn’t ruin that for me, but it sure ruined “Singing in the Rain”, ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/103 "2020-11-25T02:53:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Ref the car chase. > > They edited the heck out that to make it fit the music, but it was awesome nevertheless. > > That woman was a darn good stunt driver. And that car did far better than I expected for the type. If I never need to make a run for it, that Scion toaster might a good choice. Scion toaster. 😁 > [@Atamasama](#): > > We have a very young (just under 6-month-old) Havanese puppy who is very energetic and loves to play. One of my favorite things to do these days is to grab my iPhone, find Yakety Sax on YouTube, and then play it at full volume while I chase her around the house holding the phone. It is awesome. It’s at the point where if I play the song she immediately starts running around. So yes, it is pretty damn funny even outside of Benny Hill. Awww! I would love to see that. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/104 "2020-12-04T17:14:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DMCLrbSSi7k/maxresdefault.jpg "Benny Hill Theme (Running)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMCLrbSSi7k) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/105 "2020-12-04T17:25:00Z")
Those Teletubbies are great. Especially considering how … languid … most of the action on a real Teletubbies clip is. Teletubbies - toddlers moving at the speed of 80 year olds for 20+ years running. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/106 "2020-12-26T03:53:53Z")
I found another one. Merry Christmas! 😃 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zHAzPEifFmE/hqdefault.jpg "Movie Chases to the Tune of Benny Hill (Yakety Sax)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHAzPEifFmE) ---
**Author:** ![GMANCANADA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gmancanada/32/2837_2.png) [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/108 "2020-12-26T13:44:21Z")
Just when I thought the best couldn’t get any better!! 👍 👍 😁 Merry Christmas right back at you. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/109 "2021-02-27T16:16:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/W1v4AXfoOac/maxresdefault.jpg "Nth Korean Army goose stepping to Benny Hill. (because its easier to swallow this way)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1v4AXfoOac) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/110 "2021-02-27T17:11:34Z")
Now _that_ is an ethnically homogenous parade! And good to see this thread revived; some joke just don’t get old. Thanks @saucywench ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/111 "2021-02-27T18:10:38Z")
It sure is! I just found another one. I wonder how many hours I spent playing this game. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DYmq7x-aWiU/hqdefault.jpg "Yakety Sax: Super Mario Bros.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYmq7x-aWiU) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942/113 "2021-03-04T19:43:13Z")
I recall a convention many years back - a fundy convention? - no I think it was a republican convention, and the brass band there led off with the Liberty Bell March. Causing the whole world to laugh at the utterly clueless crowd as they marched in to the tune of the Monty Python theme song. They might as well have used the entry of the gladiators! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yakety-sax-inherently-funny-or-are-we-just-conditioned-into-considering-it-funny-by-benny-hill/924942.md?page=5)