cause hilarity

Corpsing is not exclusive to the theatre, but may also include actions designed to cause hilarity in live television or radio.

Mead was by then more than 60 years old and walked with a cane, and the suggestive slip of the tongue caused hilarity in the auditorium.

But as any schoolboy on foreign exchange will tell you, the Italian and French adverts are causing hilarity among British holidaymakers this summer.

The closing line, "Let us pray", added by Gilbert late in the play's construction, was widely believed to ruin the final scene and cause hilarity where drama was needed.

In court, the judge Mr Justice Popplewell, caused hilarity by asking Christie to explain the phrase, asking "What is Linford's lunchbox?"