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Humor In The Pitch And Moby-Dude

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In “The Pitch” and “Moby-Dude,” humor is incorporated to emphasize the character's’ traits. This humor is illustrated through the characters george, Jerry, and the narrator from “Moby-Dude.” George, one of the characters from “The Pitch,” shows juvenile, impulsive characteristics which are revealed through humor. Towards the beginning of “The Pitch,” George humorously asks the question, “Why don’t they have salsa on the table?” (1419). By asking this childish, somewhat rhetorical question, George proves his character to be impulsive, as he commonly says what first comes to mind. Impulsive comments like this prov George to have juvenile characteristics. As George and Jerry discuss ideas for Jerry’s new show in a coffee shop,George reluctantly …show more content…

Shortly after George presents himself as noble for a spot as a character in Jerry’s show, George says to Jerry, “I’m as good as them”. Jerry responds, “Better.” George then replies with the question, “You really think so?”. Jerry then sarcastically responds with “No.” Jerry’s unexpected answer evokes humor by arousing the readers with amusement. This sarcastic remark is used to catch the reader’s attention; the author uses humor and sarcasm to lead the readers to think George believes he is better than TV executives, when in fact he is not. When George presented his idea of a show with a theme of “nothing,” Jerry responded with “Yeah right… you’ve got to have a story,” (1419). The sarcastic line “yeah right” is used in this skit as a way to make the storyline humorous and have life. This detail evokes humor by keeping the readers on the edge of their seats. Jerry goes on to question Geroge as qualified for his show, “You?... So on the show there’s a character named George Castanza?... I think you may have something there,” (1419-1420). Jerry’s obvious resistance to including George in his show is clearly shown through his sarcastic response to George’s idea. Jerry eventually goes on to use this idea for “The Pitch,” which further emphasizes the humor in this

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