Yukiko | overly long gag @yukiko1212 | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
A gag that goes excessively far and beyond a tolerable length. The concept is that something happens repeatedly, to the point of boredom. Then it keeps going, to the point where it, in theory, actually becomes funny again. Essentially, the sheer length of the gag becomes the gag. This is very difficult to pull off well - there has to be the sense that the characters are themselves helpless to end the gag, and as exasperated as the audience.

Most uses of Broken Record might end up becoming this.

It's sort of like Crosses the Line Twice, only boring instead of offensive.

Compare Overly Long Name. Not to be confused with Overused Running Gag. May invoke the Repeat Cut. May be invoked by Rhyming List.

Contrast with Rapid-Fire Comedy, which is built on multiple jokes and gags with very short span and little or no setup.

Not to be confused with Overly long gag

The serious version is Leave the Camera Running (or Ending Fatigue, if the prolongated section is the closure). An overly long gag with a lot of tension built up as an actual story is a "Shaggy Dog" Story. When Incredibly Long Note is played for laughs, it might reach this.

If the gag itself isn't overly long, but the distance between the setup and the payoff is, it's an Overly Preprepared Gag or Brick Joke.

Example of Overly Long Gag: nouveaux vlog journalier un couple fou
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