
During the Fourth Doctor era, Robert Holmes would often give the Doctor funny-sounding phrases to say, because Tom Baker had a rich, melodramatic voice that Holmes found amusing.There's an old Jon Pertwee catchphrase for describing the reason for the series' focus on Earthbound horror "a Yeti on the loo in Tooting Bec".For William H Macy and Felicity Huffman's portmanteau, he couldn't help laughing at "Filliam H Muffman". In mid-2006, there was a segment of The Colbert Report where Colbert combined the names of celebrity couples.It became even worse for him to read about how a pussy willow is involved. While doing his scheduled show on CNN, Anderson Cooper started to read a report on Dyngus Day celebrations and could not stop giggling.Although Rowan Atkinson can make any word funny, which he demonstrated during his appearance on Top Gear.

Did a dingo dog go by here with my shirt?"

"Beagle" - according to creator Charles M.Also, Garfield likes take-out Chinese food (like egg-foo-young and moo-goo-gai-pan) because "it's as much fun to say as it is to eat".Lettuce? Not funny." This line has also been said in a strip and in an episode of Garfield and Friends. Jim Davis has also said he's a sucker for anything with a "k" sound.

Abu Dhabi, hence its abuse in the comics.Political songster/satirist Mark Russell had to do a song about Michael Dukakis on short notice, knowing absolutely nothing about him he finally settled on pointing out that Dukakis was, of the 1988 lineup of Presidential candidates, "the only one whose name is fun to say":.Atkinson has a particularly impressive ability to make just about any word into one of these, solely by his use of inflection, starting in Blackadder with " Bob", as he over-enunciated each B due to his stutter.Rowan Atkinson's bit "No One Called Jones" relies on a combination of this, Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?, and Hypocritical Humor at the end.And I could never eat kumquats!" note "I don't even buy 'em anymore I just sit there laughing, and they to waste." George Carlin once did a routine where he talks about foods he can't eat because they have funny names.Eddie Izzard: Zingelbert Bembledack, Yingybert Dambleban, Zangelbert Bingledack, Wingelbert Humptyback, Slup ben Walla, Kringelbert Fishtybuns, Steviebuns Bottrittrundle, Tringelbert Wangledack, Klingybun Fistelvase, Dindlebert Zindledack, Engelbert Humptyback, Zengelbert Bingledack, Vingelbert Wingledanck.

By some Insane Troll Logic (involving traffic lights) it gets turned into Yellow Peril first, and subsequently this trope: "Chinese leader Dennnnng (spoken very energically) Xiao Piiiiing (spoken very Instant Soprano)."
