Hilarity Ensues

I have a fondness for nearly all things retro. I love retro housekeeping, retro ads, retro tv. I however really am starting to hate the phrase "hilarity ensues." I see it everywhere, most notably to set me off posting this in a NYT book review. So, unless you are a sitcom, last filmed in say , I will be generous here, 1986...don't use it. Please.