The Funniest Trope Showdown: Round 1, Poll 1
Which trope is funnier?
Unknown Rival
The Running Gag
Unknown Rival
Character A thinks of Character B as their rival; Character B doesn't think of Character A as a rival, or sometimes doesn't even know who Character A is.
Two characters can be competing for the same goal, without one of them even aware of the competition. Maybe the reason they haven't picked u
No propaganda was submitted.
The Running Gag
A joke that recurs throughout a work or an episode.
A joke whose humor derives from repetition, ideally becoming funnier each time it is repeated. Must be repeated at least three times, otherw
Propaganda:
There is nothing funnier than the inevitable reappearance of a well-established repeated joke….especially when they manage to slip the setup by you and drop it as a genuine surprise that you SHOULD HAVE SEEN COMING but DIDN'T. Highest art form in humor.