This article is about a feature of jokes. For other uses, see Punch line (disambiguation).
A punch line (also punch-line or punchline) concludes a joke; it is intended to make people laugh. It is the third and final part of the typical joke structure. It follows the introductory framing of the joke and the narrative which sets up for the punch line.
In a broader sense, "punch line" can also refer to the unexpected and funny conclusion of any performance, situation or story.
A punchline (also punch-line or punchline) concludes a joke; it is intended to make people laugh. It is the third and final part of the typical joke...
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offensive. The punchline reveals that they incongruously bill themselves as "The Aristocrats". When told to audiences who know the punchline, the joke's...
joke and an example of surreal comedy. The joke is a prank whereby the punchline has no relation to the body of the joke, but participants in the prank...
and wrote his first anime series, PunchLine (2015). He also worked on a manga and video game adaptation of PunchLine. A large fan presence helped revive...
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story, the humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the plot or punchline. Humanities scholar Jane Marie Todd observed that the shaggy-dog story...
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Jūtai Chū" "Mae Nomeri" "Chicken Line" "Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai" "Igai ni Mango" "Muishiki no Iro" "Ikinari PunchLine" "Stand by You" "Frustration" "Sōyūtoko...
of Fame. Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake formed the "Punchline", a high-scoring forward line of the 1940s. Richard was a member of eight Stanley Cup...
or, when used as an adjective, "all the way". Its first usage was the punchline of an 1855 Indiana comedic short story titled "The Judge's Big Shirt"...
riddle form, beginning with a what question and concluded with a grotesque punchline answer. According to the folklorist scholar Alan Dundes, the dead baby...
be jokes in themselves. However, a catchphrase can be (or become) the punchline of a joke, or a callback reminder of a previous joke. According to Richard...
usually takes the form of a story, often with dialogue, and ends in a punchline, whereby the humorous element of the story is revealed; this can be done...
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companies across many genres. He obtained an agent while working at Manhattan PunchLine Theatre, and met actor Bill Murray at his cousin's Christmas party. Murray...
specific body gestures. The monologue always ends with a narrative stunt (punchline) known as ochi (落ち, lit. "fall") or sage (下げ, lit. "lowering"), consisting...
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