When actors try and force a straight face to avoid breaking character and devolve into laughter. Very common in live comedy acts such as wrestling or improv.
I'd make a jimmy Fallon joke here but he skips the skulling part and just goes straight to laughing with all those dead folks who recorded the laugh track 50 years ago.
It's called skulling.
What is called skulling?
When actors try and force a straight face to avoid breaking character and devolve into laughter. Very common in live comedy acts such as wrestling or improv.
This is an example of an actor skulling to avoid breaking character.
I'd make a jimmy Fallon joke here but he skips the skulling part and just goes straight to laughing with all those dead folks who recorded the laugh track 50 years ago.
Ooooooo😶😮😯 I learned a new thing!
Thanks fren!