Deadpan

The seven-letter D-word that describes a comedian's serious or stoic expression.

That also describes a deceased culinary object that is a deadpan.

Deadpan.

Yep.

I know.

This is the face that you normally see when this guy's walking around the house by himself.

Deadpan, staring through the phone.

He, dude, the phone might as well not be, not even be in front of him.

He's staring off into whatever the fuck he's got going on in his mind.

Like, not bothered about you.

Deadpan.

I loved it.

I love the vibe they've got going on.

There's something about the dead-panned-ness of Ballard's humor that just leaves me flat.

Like, well, really, most deadpan humor I don't find that funny.

Like, it just falls flat to me, but...

That's totally

I feel you, Lilo.

Deadpan turns up the volume switch very, you know.

Yes.

I

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Some of the greatest films of all time and comedians of all time know how to use the deadpan.

Oh, yeah.

Deadpan's

great.

I mean, Walter Matthau did it brilliantly.

Yeah, yeah.

Deadpan.

I-

You know what?

Honestly.

Deadpan.

Oh, really? He's about as even as you can go, honestly.

He never sways too far left or right.