Humor is just another defense against the universe. - Mel Brooks

A lot of people don’t realize that without a valley, there is no peak. Without information, there is no joke. You’ve got to set things up.

Count de Monet: [consistently mispronounced as "count da money"] Bearnaise?
Bernaise: Yes?
Count de Monet: Do we have any of those delicious raisins left?
Bearnaise: You ate yours. These are mine.
Count de Monet: Au contraire, they are mine! I paid for them! Hand them over!
Bearnaise: [gives the bag of raisins to the Count, sotto voce, mimicking] 'Au contraire, I paid for them! They're mine!' [blows a raspberry]
Count de Monet: Don't be saucy with me, Bearnaise!
Bernaise: [mouths] Bitch.

In keeping with James Whale, I went back to old-fashioned 1930s editing techniques