We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.

Robin Williams’s joke plays on a stereotype—associating gay men with interior design—and flips the expected menace of burglary into something domestic and even helpful. The humor comes from incongruity: burglars are supposed to steal, but these “burglars” instead “rearranged the furniture,” turning a crime into an unsolicited makeover. It also relies on misdirection, setting up a threatening premise (“broke in”) and delivering a benign punchline. As with much stand-up built on cultural shorthand, the line can be read both as a light, observational quip about social perceptions and as a reminder that comedy often trades in exaggerated caricature for quick recognition.