running joke/gag

noun

: a joke/gag that is repeated many times in slightly different ways

Examples of running joke/gag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The curse of season two is why Big Little Lies became a boring courtroom drama, True Detective became a running joke, and Landry became a murderer. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s running gag as the celebrity everyone’s too self-absorbed to recognize, for example, exemplifies the film’s willingness to hold nothing sacred, with the actors invited to follow suit. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 10 June 2026

There is a running joke inside Manchester United’s academy with those close to Darren Fletcher, now under-18 head coach. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 June 2026

There’s some token humor, as when Kensuke compares the new Kakeru to a Roomba, which becomes a running joke. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2026