The "Why was that funny?" thread

[Snerky_Snerk]

@Marley23

That’s clever, but I’m pretty sure there’s nothing to explain here. They don’t mention the word warp, so there’s no room for a pun, and I struggle to imagine Mel Brooks making a weaving joke anyway. The plaid coloring is just a silly take on the visual effects you see when spaceships go to light speed in sci-fi movies and TV. Barf’s line just calls attention to the goofiness and I guess it’s a button on the scene, because the real jokes are the plaid color and the fact that the Spaceball 1 totally overshoots Lone Star’s ship, which never seems to happen in these movies.

OK. A simple visual joke. I guess I was just overthinking Mel’s material.

[Sterling_Archer]

“But I don’t wanna be a pirate!” is one of Jerry’s best-delivered lines of the whole series. It’s so immaturely stated, and yet completely understandable and justified, Jerry’s delivery is perfect.

Reminds me of a line from Breaking Bad that I can never quote/explain to people because it only works with Aaron Paul’s perfect delivery.

Jesse: Hey, what the hell man, you didn’t think maybe you should mention that your brother is a DEA agent!?

Walt: Brother-in-LAW.

Jesse: Well that eases my mind.

The line as written is just mediocre, but Aaron’s delivery is freakin’ hilarious. It’s a rapid-fire, monotone-yet-intense sarcasm that suits his character perfectly.