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What Makes an ‘Unlikely Scenario’ Funny? (And Why Comics Love It)

What Makes an ‘Unlikely Scenario’ Funny? (And Why Comics Love It)

Update: 2025-09-19
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“You never see…” — it’s one of comedy’s favorite springboards into the ridiculous. In this episode of The Funny Muscle Podcast, Mike and Chris grab the metaphorical coach’s playbook and diagram how pros turn that setup into laugh-out-loud gold. Along the way, they break down three humor heightening devices — Uncommon Worlds, Unlikely Scenarios, and Incongruity — showing how comics bend reality, collide worlds, and twist expectations to squeeze every laugh from a premise.

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What Makes an ‘Unlikely Scenario’ Funny? (And Why Comics Love It)

What Makes an ‘Unlikely Scenario’ Funny? (And Why Comics Love It)

Mike Lukas and Chris Stiffler