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‘The Simpsons’ Writers Thought They’d Be Fired Over One of the Greatest Episodes

A not insignificant number of Simpsons episodes have focused on characters being fired. Homer has been let go from the nuclear plant on multiple occasions, Principal Skinner was canned from Springfield Elementary after Bart brought Santa’s Little Helper to school and Kent Brockman lost his anchor gig after uttering an unforgivable curse word on the air.

The 34 Funniest Moments in Movies in 2024

What films cracked you up in 2024? Or, more specifically, what moments in movies made you laugh the hardest? Sometimes, a film can be generally meh but contains a scene or a performance so funny that you can forgive its shortcomings. Likewise, a serious drama might include something so darkly hilarious that’s shockingly effective precisely because it’s completely unexpected. And, of course, there are the unfortunate unintentional laughs that can happen when a woefully inept movie falls flat on its face. Hey, we’ll take our laughs however we can.

Below, I’ve counted down the 34 funniest moments in movies this year. Maybe the films themselves weren’t amazing — although some of them certainly were — but they had something so clever or amusing that I never forgot it. Also, I left room for a few instances in which internet users enhanced a movie’s comedic impact by introducing a brilliant meme connected to the film. But the one rule I gave myself was that no film could be mentioned more than once on the list. Maybe the scene or performance I picked out wasn’t your favorite from that movie — that’s fine with me. What I mostly hope this list provides is a nice reminder of the silliest, weirdest, oddest, grossest, best laughs at the theater in 2024. 

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