A gag that goes excessively far and beyond a tolerable length. The concept is that something happens repeatedly, to the point of boredom. Then it keeps going, to the point where it, in theory, actually becomes funny again. Essentially, the sheer length of the gag becomes the gag. This is inconceivably tricky - there has to be the sense that the characters are themselves helpless to end the gag, and as exasperated as the audience. Most uses of Broken Record might end up becoming this. It's sort of like Crosses the Line Twice, only boring instead of offensive. Examples of Overly Long Gag include: