[ncr100]

Somewhere I learned that comedy is about surprise.

[jrm4]

I read somewhere that literally all humor stems from "incompatible frames of reference" and I thought that was interesting.

[sonofhans]

Frank Herbert said, “Laughter is a human reaction to non-lethal surprise.”

[SeanLuke]

And he should know! The Dune series was so, so funny.

[butterknife]

Muad'Dib we call instructor of boys.

[moviewise]

Because being surprised is funny.

This is the best way to get a laugh:

"You show the fat lady approaching; then you show the banana peel; then you show the fat lady and the banana peel together; then she steps over the banana peel and disappears down a manhole."

—Charlie Chaplin

Laughter is the reaction to being surprised in a safe environment.

From:

https://moviewise.substack.com/p/the-funniest-movie-scene