Fake-Out Joke

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A joke that sets the audience up to expect one outcome and then goes a different direction entirely. Fake Out-Joke makes comedic use of Got Your Expectations to keep the audience guessing about what will and can happen next. If used to proper effect, it can create a better joke than what the audience would predict would happen. Like with many other fake-out UnTrashes, if it's overused, Fake-Out Joke can become predictable itself and wear on its comedy value. Perv Ads can be considered a good example of over-reliance on Fake-Out Joke to make the viewers laugh.

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Fake-Out Joke is a Weak UnTrash that may not instantly Annoy The Audience, but for the sake of your comedic freshness, you should use it as one of your last resorts for a burst of humor. The worst that you can do is use a sexual variant of this tired joke. This is because creators who do this tend to nearly shame the audience for having a dirty mind despite them having No Other Choice but to believe something sexual is happening thanks to the setup. Pickier audience members will be insulted by this and your joke will flop.