Worst comedic trope/cliche?
What is the worst trope/cliche in relation to comedy in media?
I think the worst "joke" a piece of media can do is to have a trope or a cliche in their story, and then call it out as if they in on it, meanwhile nothing is done to really subvert said trope or cliche and it's just there. For hypothetical ex. some guy in the main party ironically points out how they're doing a 'friendship is magic' thing but carries on with plot like normal. Hahahaha now laugh at how unoriginal we are. This shit is why I dropped Murder Drones.
Similar thing with lampshading, like yeah, yeah nonsensical thing is happening get on with it.
A runner up would be gimmicky characters. It's a case-by-case basis, but most of the times whenever there's a gimmick character their act will get old real fast. To the point where they're not even characters anymore, it's all on their stupid gimmick.
This goes for tv shows but the “boring wife/fun husband” trope . I despise it . The husband is a man baby who drives his wife insane and always has witty misogynistic responses to his wife nagging . Worse if he tried to get the kids to agree with him and turn against her . And the wife is clearly stressed but by the end of those types of episod......
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05 06,2024
I hate how everyone has been copying Marvel's sense of humor for the past ten years. Every character has to be these wise cracking sarcastic pricks. It's like they are afraid of embracing wacky premises or being seen as "childish", so they constantly remind the viewer that they know how silly this is and therefore how adult they are, when really th......
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05 06,2024
Fat guy jokes. Shit gets so old so fast.
But one comedy cliche/trope I've ALWAYS hated are the ones where the husbands act flirty or crushing on other women and HAHA the wife gets mad. For example: I like Modern Family, but I fucking HATE Phil because he was always crushing on his wife's step-mom IN FRONT OF HIS WIFE! And it's supposed to be come......
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04 06,2024
the 'autistic' misunderstanding.
idk why it just bothers me when they make fun of it.
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05 06,2024
constant misunderstandings for comedic effect like hahaha oh my god you are deaf AND stupid thats hilarious
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05 06,2024
meta-awareness in a straightforward sense. i love random fourth-wall breaks or sudden bouts of consciousness but when it's just too much sometimes it's just too much. like what op said about lampshading, too. like by a certain point it's just distracting to the audience's immersion.
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05 06,2024
those dads in tv shows that would always say how they were popular and had everything now they’re old and stuck with mom and never happy always talk abt the past and then its the “stern” mom but outgoing dad but in reality the mom is just stressed around the house cause shes the only one making the house clean and comfortable and the only one......
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05 06,2024
