deadpan

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Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)
A style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression

MAREK: But really the deadpan is key. You can essentially trick people into laughing at nothing.

Having such a face or look (as a person)
Impassive (as behaviour or speech)
To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner
{s} expressionless, without emotion
deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone. her natural capacity for irony and deadpan humour. sounding and looking completely serious when you are saying or doing something funny deadpan voice/expression etc (dead + pan (1900-2000))
without betraying any feeling; "she told the joke deadpan"
without betraying any feeling; "she told the joke deadpan
deadpanned
past of deadpan
deadpanning
present participle of deadpan
deadpans
third-person singular of deadpan
deadpan
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