Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today I thought we'd do another You Should Laugh More post.

Research has shown that laughter is good for us. It has all kinds of health benefits. Despite most of us knowing this, none of us laugh enough. Yeah, I know, being an adult is tough, and furthermore there is a lot of grim stuff happening in the world. These things may be true, but that just is all the more reason for trying to get a little laughter into our lives.

This is one of those things that probably hasn't aged well. It might look like pure surealism now, but the handkerchief over the phone to disguise the speaker's voice was a very common trope in police dramas of the time. Leslie Nielsen mocks it very well.

Speaking of other things that might appear as complete ridiciousless without context.... Well, this is still completely over-the-top, but it is based on a real thing. For a time in the 80s—even after the release of Bad when it had become extremely obvious—when Jackson and fans completely denied that he had ever had any plastic surgery. This video is having a bit of fun with that.

Maybe I just like old comedy... we are going way back here. Some great lines in this skit. The main bit is something of a very simplified rehash of Who's on First, but it works.

Jumping ahead to more modern comedy, did you ever think about what might be involved in canceling your mail? Kramer gave it a try.

Did you ever notice how the bad guys are forever using ambiguous terminology instead of just saying what they actually mean? One man did!

"Remember how I got Milhouse's picture on America's Most Wanted?"

Just why did Milhouse stay friends with Bart?

And we'll end where we began, with Police Squad. This is just about the best interrogation scene I can imagine. Don't miss the sight gag at the end.

So what do you think? Did any of them make you laugh or were they just stupid? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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