Ben the Bean
a stand up comedian ghost haunting The Comedy Lab
Highlight Bits & Quotes
5The Charades of the Unfinished Joke
The panel attempts to help Ben the Bean find his punchline through a game of charades, leading to the discovery that his final words were likely 'tough crowd' after being shot on stage.
"If it doesn't come from my brain, it won't work."
"Rough, tough... crowd! Tough crowd!"
Yvette's Malicious 'Pranks'
Yvette describes her 'fun' tricks, which include possessing the director to force showgirls into humiliating clown routines and tripping them until they break their legs, which she insists is just innocent sibling-style mischief.
"I am tripping girls so they break their legs."
"It sounds like every little trick you're doing is being perceived as malicious."
Hand on My Head: The Ghost TV Pitch
Gabby attempts to pitch a TV show based on his high school ghost life, featuring a repetitive and confusing physical bit called 'Hand on My Head.' The other ghosts struggle to understand the rules or the humor of the bit.
"Hand on my head, yeah. Hand on my head, yeah."
"I'm trying to create enough IP around my ghost to pitch a TV show."
Ben the Bean's Final Punchlines
Ben the Bean is finally freed from his curse and allowed to speak. He spends his final moments on Earth rapidly firing off the punchlines to every joke he was unable to finish during the episode before disappearing to hell.
"Hell, because I have a big ass!"
The Theater Ghosts Assemble
The hosts introduce a panel of theater ghosts: Ben the Bean, a stand-up comedian stuck in a comedy lab; Yvette, a burlesque ghost; and Douglass David Williams Fairbanks, a legendary actor of the stage and screen.
"I cannot leave this theater until I find my punchline."
"I am a spooky French ghost and I hunt the burlesque theater."