Awkwardness isn't funny any more.

[Dark Jaguar]

You may have all noticed that lately every comedy from sitcoms to movies seems to be banking on "the awkward" as the go to (or in some cases only) source of comedy. To me, it's old now. There's only so much poorly written dialog one can take before it just gets annoying. I feel this trend has worn out it's welcome.

[Sacred Jellybean]

A well-timed silent and awkward moment is a universal staple of comedy. It'll never get old.

There's something to be said for relying on it too much, but still, it's as much of a permanence in comedy as drawing jokes from a straight man / crazy man duo interaction.

[Dark Jaguar]

I'll agree with you there. I was being hyperbolic. However, The Office, for example, trades in nothing but awkwardness. At a certain point, it just comes off as lazy and boring.

[Sacred Jellybean]

Yeah, I've only seen a bit of The Office, and I could see its schtick getting old pretty quickly. Christ, what are they on, like their 8th season?

[Great Rumbler]

Arrested Development did great awkward moments.

[EdenMaster]

Arrested Development did great awkward moments.

Arrested Development did great everything.

[Great Rumbler]

True.

[Sacred Jellybean]

The great thing about Arrested Development's awkward moments was that they weren't dry as a sandbag.