@Marc Meakin definitely a routine in there for you :)

A cliché (or “hack”) is when an idea becomes so embedded in the cultural zeitgeist — comedically or more broadly — that it’s no longer surprising. The audience can see the punchline coming before you get there, which makes it very hard to subvert expectations. Comedy example: Airline food. It’s been done so thoroughly that even mentioning it now feels like parody. That’s interesting, because when Seinfeld was doing it, it felt fresh and observational. Time didn’t change the topic — saturation did. Wider cultural example: After Charlie Kirk died, huge numbers of comedians rushed to comment on it. That made the subject feel inevitable rather than insightful. Once something becomes expected, most takes struggle to land — not because the subject lacks weight, but because the audience has already processed it.