Jokes

Stand-up comedy is an art that needs people in the audience. The job of a comedian is to tell jokes about how society views certain topics like religion, gay rights, political views, and rape. Now, some comedians like Eddie Murphy, Louis CK, and George Carlin have been using sensitive topics and hammering them until they sound funny. So why are people complaining about these comedians using these jokes? The reason being, some people don’t like being remembered of a dark memory or feel that comedians

the lives of the people in the pictures? Did we ever get permission to put them on display and mock them? Now, I have laughed at other people's mistakes or accidents posted online. I’m guilty of being one who finds it comical to see incidents and jokes that aren’t directed towards myself. However that doesn’t make it any less cruel to do so even if others are doing it. Uma Kompton, a twitter and instagram sensation, whose profiles were splattered heavily with opinions and lewd language, sexualizing

In most Comedy duos, one person plays the role of the straight man, a serious, more realistic role. The other partner plays the funny man, a silly, and unintelligent character. Generally, the straight man feeds the funny man with jokes, intentionally setting up jokes so that the funny man can get the audience to laugh. In McGuillicutty and Greene’s comedy sketch “The Kids in the Hall”, McGuillicutty plays the funny man, while Greene plays the straight man. Interestingly enough, the roles reverse

On this occasion, I found that my American culture and Ruth’s Irish culture were actually quite different from our cultures as a while, but nonetheless comparable. We both share a “strong (or high) uncertainty avoidance… [preferring] clear procedures and conflict-avoidance behaviors” (Ting-Toomey & Chung, p. 50). , which is something the United States culture is not known for. However, upon reflecting on the conversation that Ruth and I shared with our friend, neither of us openly demonstrated how

“For every person mad at a [offensive] joke, there’s another person laughing” (Burke). This line, found in Defense of Offensive Comedy by Eva Woods, does a marvelous job at displaying the issues with creating a line for offensive humor. The quote demonstrates how one group would find a joke funny, while another would be appalled that anyone could make a joke about such a subject. Due to the fact that no subject would have be ‘fair game’ if we drew a line for offensive humor, I believe there is no

“If all jokes are conditional, at least to some degree, then what difference does it make that they call for a contribution from the audience? And why can’t the joke-teller simply inform his audience in advance, tell them whatever they need to know in order to get his joke? Or, why can’t the audience accept the joke conditionally?” Hot Rod, the 2007 American comedy starring Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone, and Directed by Akiva Schaffer, regards amateur stuntman Rod Kimble and the inability of Kimble

Have you ever had a best friend move away? Me and Emma had been best friends for 2 years. She was like a walking joke book because she was so funny, probably the next Albert Einstein because she is so smart, and the nicest person you would ever meet. We've lived in the same neighborhood for 3 years, but we became best friends 1 year later. Sure, me and Emma were friends in 4th grade, but then in 5th grade, we landed in the same class and had orchestra together. We were the only 2 in our class that

a tendency to respect a cunning sense of humor as the distinction of a person who is kind hearted and nice, someone people feel comfortable around. They can usually be the “life of the party” we always want to invite or the friend who always has a joke to tell. Everyone

laughter. Incongruity theory implies that amusement or humor is funniest when the joke is unknown, a joke that is a surprise, a shock. If the joke is predictable then it is not as funny. Another problem with incongruity theories is that studies have been done demonstrating the opposite of the incongruity hypothesis. Studies Have shown that people rated jokes that are known and not surprising as being more humorous than jokes that are predictable. Lastly, the incongruity theory is not explained well and

Alexie says that being funny breaks down the barriers between people. In his short stories, “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” and “The Lone Ranger and Tonto and Fistfight in Heaven”, Alexie has different characters who tells jokes. Many of the jokes are funny but can lead to many problems is said at an inappropriate time and place. The two characters are already an outsider as Indians, so they would have to watch what they say and do to not offend anyone near. In “This Is What It Means