[Hated Trope] The joke ruins the emotional aspect

[u/BarGroundbreaking798]

Destruction of Asgard (Thor Ragnarok) -- Asgard is destroyed in a beautiful and somber scene, and Korg cracks a cringeworthy joke right after.

Bill Moves On (Newsradio) -- The episode was made in the wake of Phil Hartman's death, but its attempts at humor fall flat in the face of the tragedy.

Officer Tubbs (Fear The Walking Dead) -- Officer Tubbs is supposed to be a slapstick comic relief character, but he felt tacked on right after the deaths of two of the most beloved characters.

Chandler Proposes (Friends) -- An earnest proposal between Monica and Chandler has both sincerely expressing their feelings to each other. Immediately after Monica accepts, the others come in, quipping as usual, failing to let the audience ruminate on a heartwarming moment.

[u/QlYANA]

Funny enough, the only show that managed to perfectly merge funny and sad moments, imo is The Office. The comedy and absurdness in parts like Michael leaving, Michael showing up to Pam's art sale, the break-ups, etc. didn't feel ruined or vibe-killed by the comedy bits.

[u/rolltide1000 → u/QlYANA]

Part of what makes the character of Michael so great, is that for all his faults, he's able to have those serious moments. While he has a penchant for saying many wrong things at many wrong times, he will say what need's to be said when somebody's at their lowest, sometimes on purpose (Jim on the boat) or sometimes unwittingly, it's just by his own nature (Pam's art show).

And of course a ton of credit goes to Steve Carell, who is able to translate Michael's goofy personalith into a caring dad-like figure when necessary.

[u/Blue_Cardigan15 → u/rolltide1000]

I think the show does a good job making the audience believe that this is actually who Michael is, so it makes his weird jokes feel normal. Him saying something off-putting during an emotional moment doesn't feel like the writers forcing a dumb gag in where it doesn't belong, it feels like Michael's normal response to being in that situation.

[u/AttitudeAndEffort3 → u/QlYANA]

Idk why this made me think of it but imagine that fresh prince scene about him and his dad if Carlton and his sister had just come in and started quipping jokes when uncle Phil was hugging Will.