I remember my friend (already a mother of two at the time we watched the movie), burst into
an uncontrollable fit of laughter.
Meaning «very funny» (by 1939) is from the notion of
uncontrollable fits of laughter.
Not exact matches
In the most interesting reaction, which would have made for great television, some
of the subjects experience
uncontrollable fits of nervous
laughter.
Unfortunately, I'd have to decline the offer, because I'd probably break into
fits of uncontrollable laughter every time a GHE enthusiast breathlessly claimed «it's worse than we thought» or «hottest year EVAH!»