Chelsea Peretti

The setup points the reader toward '“I don’t know this man.” I’m like, “What is happening?” And they had this great marriage, and', then the trigger 'then it’s like, okay… then he passed away.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'As you can see, I will go ahead and personally attack', then the trigger 'each and every one of you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ll have all the desserts.” Well, congratulations, guys, on you all just coming out of your houses tonight.', then the trigger 'That’s so hard to do, isn’t it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Like let’s… Let’s eradicate both. All her updates, she’s just like, “My hubby made breakfast. My hubby fixed the door.', then the trigger 'My hubby is sleeping.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s my take. [audience cheers and applauds] Thank you, San Francisco. I hate small talk. I really do.', then the trigger 'I hate, like, getting to know people.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s part of being a dictator and creating a genocide environment.', then the trigger 'You can’t just walk out like… [constricted laughter] [surfer voice] “All right, you guys.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“He’s friendly, he’s friendly…” ’cause I’m so insecure I will start to just accept whatever they say.', then the trigger 'I just hate that confidence.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I was still so far from showtime. First, I had to go through a rigorous calibration of the lighting environment on st...', then the trigger 'This is interesting.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The dog’s just like, “Yay, I’m a puppy!” And she’s like, “Buffy don’t want to go outside.', then the trigger 'Buffy’s tired.” Buffy’s like, “Let’s go, come on!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'We trained him to always sit, but on the 15th command. I think he’s able to count it out in his head.', then the trigger 'He’s very cute.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'One of the best American films of our century. I did love it, though.', then the trigger 'It was such a pièce de résistance performance.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Please drink a beverage!” That shouldn’t be happening. That’s a medical problem.', then the trigger 'I shouldn’t be able to hear it when you smile.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I had to do it.', then the trigger 'So, I got this pre-made green smoothie, and it tasted garlicky, and I was like, “That’s weird,” you know.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s good to me. I don’t know.', then the trigger 'I’m just glad… I’m glad I’m not on the market anymore.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I don’t care. Sometimes I feel like everybody tripping but me. It’s go time!', then the trigger 'I’m still tired, and I got 12 hours’ sleep last night.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s an animal thing… I can’t chew confidently, like…', then the trigger '[imitates chewing] You know?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It has no beginning, middle, or end. It’s just, you were looking at an arm.', then the trigger 'But she’s told it to me like 25 times.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s too hurtful.” Just pack up his little beakers and hit the road. Maybe get a job at Kiehl’s.', then the trigger '[giggles] Did he use beakers?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That’s another thing. It’s like, we have this technology.', then the trigger 'It’s so hard not to use it, right?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ll go up to someone, “Hey, let me show you a party trick. Do you want to see a party trick?', then the trigger 'Relax your arms.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Why is she wearing a cape?” [trills tongue] [audience laughs] I just got a dog. I got a rescue.', then the trigger '– – [chuckles] Thank you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And I’m a good person, which I like to tell people. And so, I walk back and I’m like, “Hey, girl.', then the trigger 'Uh… Hey, beautiful.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Oh, you loved it. Aw…” [chuckles] [nasally voice] “That is awful.', then the trigger 'I feel so bad.” [normal voice] I just want a life that has passion.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Sometimes I feel like if these walls could talk, they’d be like, “Bitch, you’re back in', then the trigger 'bed again?” I’d be like, “Shut up, walls!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’ll be like, “Yeah, we had cats growing up.', then the trigger 'We were a cat family.” And I’ll be like, “You guys were a cat family?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You kind of walk in, you’re like,', then the trigger '“All right, hey, everyone!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'How could you say such a thing?” like he wasn’t French, but that was his energy.', then the trigger 'I’m like, “All right, take it down a notch.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Okay, these will look really nice. That’ll fill that in really nicely for you. There you go.', then the trigger 'And I’ll put a little ribbon on it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Unless, I mean… I’m just thinking there is some scenario like, imagine your friend’s being stalked, and', then the trigger 'the murderer… you know what he looks like.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Similar.” [giggles] I just wish that we didn’t always have to live out', then the trigger 'our fantasies through TV and movies.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just sitting there totally just like, “What’s next?” You know, just totally relaxed, just watching a genius, you know.', then the trigger 'Just seems like a fun time.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Maybe that wasn’t her issue with Michael Bolton at', then the trigger 'that time at all.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They seem like they’re gonna be so fun, parties, and then they’re just so stressful.', then the trigger 'like dinner parties, they seem… oh, dinner, food, friends.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’m like a loaded weapon, and my brain is the bullet. [audience clapping rhythmically] They were already clapping for...', then the trigger 'Okay, we’re at places!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It’s like, “Mmm, pick a thing,” you know.', then the trigger 'In that regard, she really was like a typical girl, where she’s like, [mimicking] “I can’t decide.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'There’s a little PA announcement, they’re like… [imitates ding] “Are there any doctors on the flight?', then the trigger 'Are there any doctors on the flight?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Spot 1 and 2, follow me out to my car. [male announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the show’s about to begin.', then the trigger 'Please silence your cell phones.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Then I’ll go round back and turn that light off.', then the trigger 'I don’t know how all the lights got on!” [chuckles] We got her a dog.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And then it’s like, “Was it worth it?!” And then his ghost is just like, “Yes!', then the trigger 'It was worth it.” He high-fives the camera.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'What we’re gonna do, depending on the vibe… is grab a gypsy if you feel like it.', then the trigger 'Blue-sky thinking, but maybe kill all Jews.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'That would be my absolute dream. I don’t like eating bananas in public.', then the trigger 'That is so stressful if you’re a girl.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is absurdism.

The setup points the reader toward 'I don’t understand it fully.', then the trigger 'To me, every movie he’s in he’s just like, “You are my son!” Like, that was a dead-on impression.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is imitation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Ladies, who’s a whore? We all are. We just need to own it. I’m ugly but I’m a whore.', then the trigger '[giggles] I’m a ugly whore.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just painting the scene, okay?', then the trigger 'And then me and these girls, we go off in different directions our whole lives, out into orbit, you know?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'They’ll be like, [mimicking] “Okay, he’s playing you hot and cold. Okay, all right. Let me think.', then the trigger 'All right, I know what you can do.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I did get sick once. I try to avoid getting sick, and by that I mean throwing up.', then the trigger 'I hate throwing up so much.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Just kidding.” Just, like, shake it up', then the trigger 'a little bit.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I would always mess it up like, “I love to sock hop, I mean Tyler, The Creator.', then the trigger 'I don’t know, I’m old.” Just give up.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But then you get there, and it’s so much pressure to have a conversation, and everyone’s gotta pull their weight.', then the trigger 'And ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s a rescue! My dog is a rescue. He would have been dead in a ditch. Then I came along…” You know?', then the trigger '“I’m his savior.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward '“I’m probably gonna do something great today.” I’m always doubting myself. I’m like, gah-ah-ah, you know?', then the trigger 'Male comedians get to have so much fun.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.