What is it about "Everybody Loves Raymond" that's so hilarious? There are moments where the actors have to pause for like 10 seconds to wait for the laughter to die down. I laugh out loud. The relationship between a husband and wife, and how it progresses over the years, is one of the main themes of the show. It's overly exaggerated, to the point of being comical. Yet, I can relate so well to the problems that come up between Ray and his wife.