There's a certain kind of comedy that not everyone thinks is funny.  In fact, most people probably don't like it, but for those that do, it's special to find something new that qualifies, and this morning I did.

It's based on repetition, and taking a joke to the furthest point possible, where the crescendo is pushed as far and as long as possible, without you losing interest.

This is true in a variety of art forms, and is in some ways hardest in comedy, which is usually short-form, setup-punchline formatted.  Two examples of this phenomenon off the top of my head are:

Car chase in French Connection, one of my all time Great Not Good films and scenes.

The instrumental on Take Me by Wedding Present on Bizarro, one of my all time Great Not Good Albums and Songs.

In comedy, the best one I've seen in some time is Peter fighting the chicken on Family Guy.  The first time especially, even though the 2nd and 3rd each get longer than the first.

And today I heard another one by Adam Carolla and Dana Gould, which probably won't be up as a live link for long, but it's great, satirizing multiple topics simultaneously and pushing it to the brink but not crossing it.  You have to listen either for 15 seconds or the whole thing.  Link here, as of this writing.