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The research deals with study of flouting maxim of characters in comedy series entitle Kaboax channel episode “Rombengan”. There two problems of this study, (1) what are the types of maxim are flouted by main characters in Kaboax channel episode “Rombengan”? (2) What is the motivation by main characters in Kaboax channel episode “Rombengan” to flout the maxim?. The researcher uses two theories to analyze the data in this research. First, Grice’s theory about cooperative principle and the second one is Leech’s theory about the motivation to flouts the maxim. The researcher uses qualitative research method. The data is in forming utterances used by characters in Kaboax channel episode “Rombengan”. The result of this study, the researcher finds all the types of flouting maxim and two types of the motivation. They are 5 utterances flout the maxim of quantity, 1 utterance that flout the maxim of quality, 1 utterance that flout maxim of relevance, and 1 utterance that flout the maxim of manner. Then, there are 2 motivations that influenced the characters flouted the maxims; they are competitive and conflictive. In this study, characters mostly flout the maxim of quantity.The researcher concludes that in Kaboax channel episode “Rombengan” is found flouting maxim and the motivation in some utterances used by characters. It occurs because the characters do not obey the rules of cooperative principle. When people understand the deep meaning of what speaker say, the conversation can be active and nothing happened.