From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
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   BY MARK SAMMUT   
      
   Along with supernatural themes and the ever-present threat of the grim   
   reaper, Joss Whedon's projects are known for having a joke or two. Buffy the   
   Vampire Slayer and especially its spin-off, Angel, are generally quite grim,   
   with both series not being afraid to breakdown their characters while   
   forcing them to deal with significant loss and consequences that cannot just   
   be wished away. Putting aside all the vampires and demons, the Buffyverse is   
   primarily about people dealing with life.   
      
   In order to emphasize their darker moments, both shows also have their fair   
   share of humor. Buffy the Vampire Slayer's more lighthearted tone allowed   
   for the creation of more comedy-driven episodes, but even Angel had a couple   
   of genuinely hilarious entries. Here are five funny Buffy episodes, along   
   with five that highlight Angel's sense of humor.   
      
      
   10   
   Buffy: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered   
      
   Xander was the normal one in the Scooby Gang, the main character who is not   
   a witch, a werewolf, or a vampire (slayer). Throughout its run, Buffy often   
   used Xander as the straight man, which actually ended up making him one of   
   the funnier characters in the series.   
      
   Season 2's Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered highlights Xander's worst   
   traits in the most hilarious fashion, as a poorly conceived love spell ends   
   up causing every woman in Sunnydale to fall in love with him. While the   
   story does take a while to hit its comedic peak, the episode's second half   
   consists of one hilarious scene after another.   
      
      
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   Angel: Life Of The Party   
      
   A real people person, Lorne is simply the best. The owner of the Caritas   
   karaoke bar often brought a touch of playfulness to Angel's typically somber   
   storylines, so it is only natural that an episode driven by Lorne and his   
   larger than life personality would be pretty funny.   
      
   In order to throw the ultimate party, Lorne decides to give up sleep.   
   Unfortunately, this leads to the empathy demon losing control of his powers,   
   as other characters begin to follow his (mostly sarcastic) advice.   
      
      
   8   
   Buffy: Tabula Rasa   
      
   Buffy's season 6 is comfortably the show's most depressing. The central   
   storyline starts out as a metaphor for drug addiction, Buffy and Spike   
   engage in a mutually destructive relationship, and the main villains are the   
   show's most human.   
      
   As the eighth episode of the season, Tabula Rasa provides a bit of a break   
   from season 6's exhausting tone by wiping the memories of the Scooby Gang   
   and Spike. While the ending is packed with drama and heartbreak, the scenes   
   revolving around the amnesiac characters are innocent, funny, and enjoyably   
   awkward.   
      
      
   7   
   Angel: Spin The Bottle   
      
   Spin the Bottle is Angel's version of Tabula Rasa and it comes pretty close   
   to surpassing Buffy's episode. In an attempt to restore Cordelia's memories,   
   Lorne performs a spell that, naturally, goes terribly wrong. The characters   
   are mentally reverted back to their teenage selves, including Angel who   
   loses all recollection of everything that happened after 1753.   
      
   While Tabula Rasa reduces the heroes to blank slates, Spin the Bottle   
   essentially reverts the characters to how they were at the beginning of the   
   series. This confusion not only leads to many hilarious moments, but it also   
   showcases just how much Angel's characters had developed over the years.   
      
      
   6   
   Buffy: Band Candy   
      
   Rupert Giles' dry humor often goes a bit underappreciated, but the Watcher   
   can be just as funny as Xander or Spike. Band Candy once again involves mind   
   games, as some Halloween candy causes all the adults in Sunnydale to relive   
   their teenage years, at least in spirit. They present a more free-spirited   
   bunch than the town's current teenagers, as Buffy is forced to parent her   
   mother.   
      
   Giles steals the show as the rebellious Ripper, a smooth-talking punk who   
   could not be further removed from the British librarian's normal   
   personality.   
      
      
   5   
   Angel: Pylea Arc   
      
   Following a season that saw Angel reaching as far as possible towards the   
   dark side without turning to Angelus, Angel treated viewers to a more   
   adventurous and comedic arc to end the year. Diving into pure fantasy   
   territory, the Pylea arc tends to be rather polarizing, but "Through The   
   Looking-Glass" shines through with a couple of memorable gags, including a   
   joyful cameo by Joss Whedon.   
      
      
   With the exception of Fred's introduction, the Pylea arc does not impact   
   Angel all that much, but it is just fun to see Cordelia live out her   
   Princess fantasy; meanwhile, Angel, who has a reflection in this dimension,   
   comes to the shocking realization that his hair looks terrible.   
      
      
   4   
   Buffy: Something Blue   
      
   If there is one lesson to take from the Buffyverse, it is that spells   
   performed for selfish reasons will inadvertently backfire in amazing   
   fashion. Similar to Angel's "Life of the Party," Willow's magic causes her   
   will to be forced onto other people, as throwaway comments cause the rest of   
   the Scoobies to act out of character.   
      
   These comments lead to Spike and Buffy falling in love as they plan to get   
   married, Giles gradually losing his sight, and Xander catching the attention   
   of all the demons in Sunnydale.   
      
      
   3   
   Angel: Guise Will Be Guise   
      
   When the titular hero is visiting a swami outside Los Angeles, Wesley   
   decides to pretend to be the vampire when a case calls for Angel's presence.   
   Angel's storyline is not all that memorable, but Wesley is nothing short of   
   a treasure as he tries to keep up the ruse, which includes having to drink   
   some blood.   
      
   At this point in season 2, Wesley was about half-way through his   
   transformation from bumbling idiot to the respectable leader of Angel   
   Investigations, and "Guise Will Be Guise" showcases both aspects of the   
   character brilliantly.   
      
      
   2   
   Buffy: The Zeppo   
      
   "The Zeppo" is the definitive Xander episode. While the rest of the Scoobies   
   fight to derail a world-ending event, Xander goes on his own side-adventure   
   that involves zombies, a bomb, and a one night stand with Faith.   
      
   As the episode is mainly told from Xander's perspective, only glimpses are   
   shown of the rest of the gang; for example, Xander walks in on one of Buffy   
   and Angel's melodramatic discussions about love, a moment that serves as a   
   prime example of Buffy the Vampire Slayer poking fun at itself.   
      
      
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   Angel: Smile Time   
      
   Compared to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel has very few episodes that are   
      
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