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Posted on Jul 31, 2022

27 TV Drama Scenes That Are Literally Funnier Than Anything From A Sitcom Or Comedy

"Don't be so closed-minded!"

by Hannah Marder

BuzzFeed Staff

A while back, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their favorite funny scene in a dramatic show. Here are some of their submissions, along with a few of my own!

1. On Yellowjackets, when Jeff realized there was never any book club:

Watch the clip here:

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yellowjackets clip jeff cries out, “jesus christ. oh, god, i can’t believe it,” then shauna says, “i can’t believe you thought i was going to book club this whole time,” suddenly jeff exclaims, “what? there’s no book club?!” #yellowjackets

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2. On Stranger Things, when Max was confused on how El had gotten into her mind, and her explanation really didn't make things any clearer:

Watch the scene here:

3. On The Boys, when M.M. was attacked by a supernatural penis, and Frenchie told him not to be closed-minded:

Watch the scene here:

4. And also when The Deep and his gills sang, "You Are So Beautiful to Me":

Watch the scene here:

5. In Big Little Lies, when Renata lost it on Gordon in the car:

Watch the scene here:

6. And also her iconic "I will NOT not be rich!" line:

renata saying "i will not not be rich then slamming the phone down

Watch the moment here:

7. In Better Call Saul, when Saul explained the made-up term "squat cobbler" to the policemen:

Watch the scene here:

8. And also the talking toilet scene:

Watch the scene here:

9. On Lost, when Arzt blew himself up with dynamite and Hurley later told Jack he had "some Arzt on [him]":

Watch the scene here (at 2:23):

10. On Euphoria, when Rue interrogated a boy who was hanging out with her sister and just started naming people from rehab (who were actually characters from The Wire), all while Lexi helped out in a Bob Ross costume:

Watch the scene here:

11. On Peaky Blinders, when Tommy gave a whole lecture about how there was to be no fighting, then he fought a server who bumped into him:

Tommy points at everyone and says "no fighting, no fucking fighting" but then a server bumps into him and he pushes him

Watch the scene here:

12. On You, when Joe and Love fought about how to cover up the murder after she killed Natalie:

Love suggests saying that Natalie killed herself, but Joe points out "with an axe?" Joe also talks about putting a different body in a meat grinder (from the season prior) and Love says "are you fucking kidding me? I used that thing all the time!"

Watch the scene here:

13. On The Sopranos, when Bobby mixed up Nostradamus, Notre Dame, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame:

Bobby says Quasimodo predicted everything with the middle east, and Tony says he means Nostradamus, but Bobby says Notre-Dame-us, and talks about how he mixes up the three things

Watch the scene here:

14. And when Chris tried to pitch a terrible script to Jon Favreau, who was playing himself:

Chris asks Jon if he's read his script and Jon says the main character is contradictory — Chris asks if he should keep the part about how the character wears taps on his shoes and Jon says "now see, that's the question I was going to ask you"

Watch the scene here:

15. On Angel, when Angel was turned into a puppet for an episode and Spike couldn't stop laughing at him, so we got this great scene of Spike and puppet Angel fighting:

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Watch the scene here:

16. On Succession, when Tom interviewed a neo-Nazi journalist:

Tom asks if the man has read Mein Kampf and the man says a couple times, and Tom replies "couple times? were there easter eggs in there you didn't get the first time?"

Watch a bit of the scene here:

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succession scene tom wambsgans interviews “potential” nazi and ATN anchor mark ravenhead and asks if he read “mein kampf”

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17. And basically any interaction between Tom and Greg, but especially when Tom told Greg the story of Nero and Sporus and said, "I would castrate you and marry you in a heartbeat":

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Watch the scene here:

18. On Outlander, when Claire surprised Jamie by getting waxed:

Jaime asks Claire what she's done to herself, calling her "honey pot" bare, and Claire raises her legs and says she knows and she did her legs too — Jaime says "that's bad enough, but to rid yourself of such a lovely forest, I..."

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19. On Orphan Black, when Donnie accidentally killed Dr. Leekie:

Donnie says he won't participate anymore and he quits, then slams his hands against the steering wheel, causing the gun to go off and hit Dr. Leekie

Watch the scene here:

20. On Mare of Easttown, when Mr. Carroll told everyone at his wife's funeral about sleeping with Helen, and Mare thought it was hilarious:

Mr. Carroll says he had an affair with Helen and Mare covers her mouth, then later laughs in the car as Helen tries to explain that they only slept together a few times

Watch the scene here:

21. And when Helen was being a typical mom when Mare was going on a date:

Helen tells the man that Mare has told her all about him, and he says "really?" as Mare says "that's a lie, I literally told her about you 30 seconds ago, mom!"

Watch the scene here:

22. On Mad Men, when Mrs. Blankenship died at her desk and the other secretaries dragged her away as Don was in a meeting, and you could see the entire thing going on in the background:

Don looks down as the man next to him notices Joan and a man dragging Mrs. Blankenship's blanket-covered corpse away in a desk chair behind the clients

Watch the scene here:

23. On Criminal Minds, when Reid and Morgan got in a prank war, and Morgan gave Reid's number out to reporters:

Morgan tells reporters his name is spencer reid and then gives out spencer's number and says to call him with questions, and later Reid picks up yet another phone call and says he has a "very special message that your mother is a –" before he's stopped

Watch the scene here:

24. And when Morgan made Spencer and Penelope do a rigorous fitness test, even though he'd already waived it:

Morgan says he had the tests waived and this was just for fun, and Garcia says she'll kill him, with Reid saying if he can lift his arms, he'll hold Morgan down

Watch the scene here:

25. On Breaking Bad, when Skyler confronted Jesse about selling Walt weed as he was trying to get rid of a body:

Skyler tells Jesse her name is Skyler white, "yo" and that she's walt's wife, and tells Jesse not to sell marijuana to Walt, and Jesse, confused, just says "okay"

Watch the scene here:

26. And when Jesse has dinner with Skyler and Walt, and tries desperately to make it less awkward:

Jesse complains about frozen meals, saying there's no truth in advertising and that the cheese on frozen lasagna cooks into something that feels like a scab

Especially when he makes this face:

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Watch the scene here:

27. And finally, this wasn't necessarily funny in the show, but it was funny for all the audience members who grew up with this memed line...when Obi-Wan greeted Luke with "hello there" in Obi-Wan Kenobi:

Watch all three versions here:

Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments below!

Submissions have been edited for length/clarity.

Jul. 31, 2022, at 05:05 AM

Correction: An earlier version of this article called the character names stated in #10 "random," when in fact they were characters from The Wire. Thank you to commenters who pointed out my mistake!

27 TV Drama Scenes That Are Literally Funnier Than Anything From A Sitcom Or Comedy

A while back, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their favorite funny scene in a dramatic show. Here are some of their submissions, along with a few of my own!

1. On Yellowjackets, when Jeff realized there was never any book club:

Watch the clip here:

2. On Stranger Things, when Max was confused on how El had gotten into her mind, and her explanation really didn't make things any clearer:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

3. On The Boys, when M.M. was attacked by a supernatural penis, and Frenchie told him not to be closed-minded:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

4. And also when The Deep and his gills sang, "You Are So Beautiful to Me":

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

5. In Big Little Lies, when Renata lost it on Gordon in the car:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

6. And also her iconic "I will NOT not be rich!" line:

Watch the moment here:

View this video on YouTube

7. In Better Call Saul, when Saul explained the made-up term "squat cobbler" to the policemen:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

8. And also the talking toilet scene:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

9. On Lost, when Arzt blew himself up with dynamite and Hurley later told Jack he had "some Arzt on [him]":

Watch the scene here (at 2:23):

View this video on YouTube

10. On Euphoria, when Rue interrogated a boy who was hanging out with her sister and just started naming people from rehab (who were actually characters from The Wire), all while Lexi helped out in a Bob Ross costume:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

11. On Peaky Blinders, when Tommy gave a whole lecture about how there was to be no fighting, then he fought a server who bumped into him:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

12. On You, when Joe and Love fought about how to cover up the murder after she killed Natalie:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

13. On The Sopranos, when Bobby mixed up Nostradamus, Notre Dame, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

14. And when Chris tried to pitch a terrible script to Jon Favreau, who was playing himself:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

15. On Angel, when Angel was turned into a puppet for an episode and Spike couldn't stop laughing at him, so we got this great scene of Spike and puppet Angel fighting:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

16. On Succession, when Tom interviewed a neo-Nazi journalist:

Watch a bit of the scene here:

17. And basically any interaction between Tom and Greg, but especially when Tom told Greg the story of Nero and Sporus and said, "I would castrate you and marry you in a heartbeat":

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

18. On Outlander, when Claire surprised Jamie by getting waxed:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

19. On Orphan Black, when Donnie accidentally killed Dr. Leekie:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

20. On Mare of Easttown, when Mr. Carroll told everyone at his wife's funeral about sleeping with Helen, and Mare thought it was hilarious:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

21. And when Helen was being a typical mom when Mare was going on a date:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

22. On Mad Men, when Mrs. Blankenship died at her desk and the other secretaries dragged her away as Don was in a meeting, and you could see the entire thing going on in the background:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

23. On Criminal Minds, when Reid and Morgan got in a prank war, and Morgan gave Reid's number out to reporters:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

24. And when Morgan made Spencer and Penelope do a rigorous fitness test, even though he'd already waived it:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

25. On Breaking Bad, when Skyler confronted Jesse about selling Walt weed as he was trying to get rid of a body:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

26. And when Jesse has dinner with Skyler and Walt, and tries desperately to make it less awkward:

Especially when he makes this face:

Watch the scene here:

View this video on YouTube

27. And finally, this wasn't necessarily funny in the show, but it was funny for all the audience members who grew up with this memed line...when Obi-Wan greeted Luke with "hello there" in Obi-Wan Kenobi: