And every theatrical viewing I saw (3) that shot got one of the biggest, if not the biggest, laugh out of the audience.
What bearing does that have on an edit? Or, even on its existence in the first place? Jar Jar and his unnecessary fart jokes were supposed to be "funny", too. People laugh at a lot of stupid stuff. And movie audiences aren't exactly the best barometer of comedy. Look at all the crap that sells millions of tickets. I mean, there was a Scooby Doo 2 .