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Hiccups can be a real annoyance for us
Hiccups have always been synonymous with hilarity in the movies, and 1940s rom-com The Philadelphia Story features what’s probably the most famous ad-libbed hiccup in the history of cinema.
Seated opposite Cary Grant, a ‘drunk’ Jimmy Stewart takes a long slug from a beaker of champagne, then, looking Grant straight in the eye, hiccups loudly.