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• SlapstickRelated: Repeated pratfalls or failed escapes can build anticipation and escalate laughter.

• Sketch comedyRelated: A recurring bit can give separate sketches or repeated appearances a shared payoff.

• CatchphraseCompared with: A running gag repeats a situation or joke, while a catchphrase repeats particular wording.

• Character comedyRelated: Repeated behavior becomes funnier as a character’s patterns grow familiar.

• Monty PythonRelated: Recurring phrases and figures, including the Spanish Inquisition, made repetition part of the troupe’s comic logic.

• SitcomRelated: Repeated jokes can reward familiarity with a sitcom’s characters and world.

• Television comedyRelated: Recurring jokes reward familiarity with a program’s characters and conventions.

• PunchlineCompared with: A running gag accumulates through repetition rather than relying on one decisive closing line.

• SeinfeldRelated: Recurring habits and references reward familiarity without requiring a continuous plot.

• The Muppet ShowRelated: Recurring bits such as heckling and failed performances reward familiarity across episodes.

• The Music BoxRelated: Repeated trips up and down the staircase give the film a recurring comic pattern.

• The Dick Van Dyke ShowRelated: Recurring jokes, including Buddy’s teasing of Mel, reward familiarity with the ensemble.

• American television sitcomRelated: Repeated jokes reward familiarity with a sitcom’s characters and shared history.

• 30 RockRelated: Recurring jokes reward familiarity while reinforcing the show's rapid, densely layered humor.

• How I Met Your MotherRelated: Repeated bits such as the slap bet turn continuity into an ongoing source of comedy.

• Married... with ChildrenRelated: Repeated references to Al’s shoe-store job and the family’s failures build humor through accumulation.

• Homer SimpsonRelated: Homer’s catchphrases and recurring habits become jokes through repetition.

• It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaRelated: Repeated references and long-running character traits reward familiarity with the series.

• Last of the Summer WineRelated: Repeated schemes and character habits reward familiarity without requiring a new premise.

• Laverne & ShirleyRelated: Recurring bits, including Lenny and Squiggy's entrances, reward familiarity with the ensemble.

• Ronnie CorbettRelated: Recurring features gave the programme continuity between otherwise separate sketches.

• The Benny Hill ShowRelated: Repeated characters and situations let familiar comic patterns return in altered form.

• The Golden GirlsRelated: Rose’s recurring stories about her hometown keep a shared joke alive across the series.

• The Katzenjammer KidsRelated: The twins’ repeated pranks and their predictable punishment provide the strip’s comic rhythm.

• Ken ShimuraRelated: Catchphrases and recurring behaviors made Shimura’s characters recognizable across performances.

• Tommy CooperRelated: The recurring pattern of a trick going wrong became the engine of his act.