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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=comedy">comedy</a>, a <b>throwaway line</b> (also: <b>throwaway joke</b> or <b>throwaway gag</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=joke">joke</a> delivered "in passing" without being the <a href="page.php?w=punch_line">punch line</a> to a <a href="page.php?w=comedy_routine">comedy routine</a>, part of the <a href="page.php?w=wikt%3Abuildup">build up</a> to another joke, or (in the context of <a href="page.php?w=drama">drama</a>) there to advance a story or develop a character. Throwaway lines are often <a href="page.php?w=one-liner_joke">one-liner</a>s,</p><p>
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