And that's why this episode's final scene, in which Paulie savagely beats Jason to extort retirement home funding for Nucci, delivers the perfect punchline.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1274738/best-paulie-walnuts-episodes-the-sopranos-ranked/

And the Babylon Bee's editor-in-chief Kyle Mann sad: 'Its actually pretty incredible how this skit featured liberals being unwilling to call genocide bad - and they WEREN'T the punchline of the joke.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12850181/SNL-anti-Semitism-hearings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“But it is Howe who has drilled one of the league’s meanest defenses, Howe, who is responsible for some of its most egregious gamesmanship, and Howe who converted Joelinton from punchline striker to midfield machine.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2023/08/20/claims-newcastle-uniteds-eddie-howe-is-pep-guardiolas-equal-are-lunacy/

But to ' credit, it was a very good joke -- letting Brooks turn a casual greeting into a surprisingly hilarious punchline.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/the-simpsons-albert-brooks-characters/

For Stick Ups, small deodorizing disks made by Air Wick that could be glued anywhere in the house, he wrote commercials that had the punchline “This is a good place for a Stick Up.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/neil-drossman-dead.html

In the case of CNNLOL, it’s exactly what it deserves to be: a non-entity and national punchline.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2023/06/01/nolte-may-ratings-collapse-fox-loses-third-of-viewers-without-tucker-carlson/

It's a joke that has been used through countless newspaper strips, but the reason why it stays so fresh despite using the same punchline again and again is the context of each comic.

Source: https://screenrant.com/peanuts-10-best-charlie-brown-lucy-football-gags/

Mantis was mostly the punchline of many jokes when she first joined the Guardians due to her naïveté.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/gotg-mcu-comic-debuts/

One common way Idaho is used as a punchline is by depicting it as a remote, unglamorous place where nothing happens.

Source: https://kidotalkradio.com/ixp/659/p/quiz-lady-makes-fun-of-idaho/

Scotland’s culinary nous (or lack of) is mercilessly pilloried in a punchline no one (except perhaps the Scots in the audience) see coming.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/comedy/comedy-festival-has-hit-the-halfway-mark-but-for-many-things-are-just-getting-started-20230411-p5czlx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

She later adds: “I was never good at telling jokes / But the punchline goes / I’ll get older, but your lovers stay my age.”

Source: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/taylor-swift-fans-dragging-jake-gyllenhaal-eras-tour

So, having Lydia conduct for the game and movie series is a punchline that shows how her life has been flipped upside down.

Source: https://screenrant.com/tar-ending-explained/

So when does a misjudged punchline become a disciplinary matter?

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/whatsapp-work-covid-inquiry-message-group-b2440962.html

Start with a scare, then a punchline, and end with a jaw-dropping kill that will make you wince and chuckle all at once.

Source: https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/450000/evil-dead-rise-is-full-of-mayhem-and-glorious-gore-sxsw-2023-review/

That skinny bastard had a punchline for every second of the day."

Source: https://www.cbr.com/law-order-svu-richard-belzer-memoriam/

The whole scene culminates in a hilarious punchline when he asks Marta to take 45 from 54 and he thinks her answer is wrong, so they get into a musical back-and-forth about who is actually right (it’s Marta).

Source: https://screenrant.com/school-of-rock-funny-moments-20th-anniversary/

This was the father A.J. remembered from before Trump’s presidency: witty, self-effacing, less interested in politics than a punchline.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/politics/jan-6-trial-father-son.html

You can probably see the punchline coming a mile away: Every one of them voted against the infrastructure bill that appropriated the money.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/07/08/commentary-bidenomics-has-been-a-boon-for-working-class-voters-why-dont-they-give-him-credit/

You may say a joke in there, a punchline or two but you know I started flipping that into songs.”

Source: https://allhiphop.com/music/north-carolina-rapper-baby-cheef-samples-nas-classic-delivers-oochie-video-for-valentines-day/