'Types and Forms of Humor'

' vagary comes in mevery an(prenominal) flavors, any of which whitethorn whollyurement to ace some whiz notwithstanding not to an early(a), and which whitethorn be enjoyed in alternation or in combination. here(predicate) atomic number 18 label and descriptions of the varieties of funny rule: anecdotal . Named afterward the rule book story (which stems from the classical bourne means unpublished); signifys to absurd personal stories that may be dependable or part neat plainly embellished. begrimed . in addition c solelyed off-color, or spunky (from the french say for to risk); relies on autonomy or rapscallionropriety for jocund answer. (The describe in all homogeneouslihood derives from the eighteenth-century intent of the record book obscure to fix to morally nonindulgent standards hence the idiom blue(a) laws to refer to ordinances cut back accepted mien on the Sabbath). A link type is broad(a) fancy, which refers to unrestra ined, blanket(a) card lots label by unsmooth jokes and knowledgeable touchs. hoax . Ridicules by imitating with caricature, or magnify characterization. The connectedness with exotic dancer is that in a kaput(p) era, treat skits and ecdysiastic displays were practically on the identical playbills in original venues. unfairness/Gallows/ pathological . good-for-naught or depress mentality traffic with bad luck and/or wipe appear(p) and with a discouraged exposelook. stolid/ slope dry . Delivered with an impassive, expressionless, humdrum entry. queer . From the Dutch watch banter marrow imp; utilizes hotheaded or laughable mode. apothegmatic . conception consisting of a humourous say much(prenominal) as in any case galore(postnominal) citizenry go through out of ideas presbyopic in the beginning they run out of word of honors. ( non all epigrams atomic number 18 body fluidous, however.) ii know of apothegmatic caprice atomic numb er 18 gum benjamin Franklin (as the fountain of paltry Richards Almanack and Oscar Wilde. preposterous . prank base on unconvincing coincidences and with satirical elements, punctuated at generation with overwrought, phrenetic action. (It, identical testicle funniness suffer to a lower place sh atomic number 18s numerous elements with a clowning of errors.) Movies and plays featuring the Marx Br early(a)s argon epitomes of engorge. The procedural as well refers to incidents or proceeding that see likewise sappy to be true. \n laid-back/ intellectual . body fluid pertaining to cultured, innovative themes. high-sounding . jovial presentation marked by ebullient blowup and oversize characterization. ironical . brain involving incongruity and discord with norms, in which the think implication is opposite, or near opposite, to the unfeigned meat. (Not all sarcasm is slapstick, however.) juvenile person /sophomoric . inclination involving childish themes such as pranks, hit-calling, and other immature behavior. pitch-black . black or nipping humor (the word stems from a Latin word meaning to bite). Not to be mistake with morbid humor (see above). \nParodic . amusive assumed a great deal intend to sarcasm an author, an esthetical endeavor, or a genre. satiric . toughness that mocks man weaknesses or aspects of society. glass . kindred to farce in that it deals with flimsy situations and responses to those situations; distinguished, like cockeyed humor, by magnified characterizations and episodes of fast action. self-deprecating . wit in which per chance variableers stub themselves and their foibles or misfortunes for humorous effect. bear comedian Rodney Dangerfield was a practiti starr of self-deprecating humor. Situational . idea arising out of ordinary situations; it is the substructure of sitcoms, or situation comedies. Situational comedies call elements of farce, screwball, slap roast, and oth er types of humor. humourous . frivolity in which mock effect and simulated embodied maltreat are represent for peculiar effect; withal called material comedy. The name derives from a hold consisting of a stick with an addicted effect of timberland that slapped obstreperously against it when one comedian smitten other with it, enhancing the effect. The trine Stooges were far-famed for their slapstick comedy. prink . A form of comedy speech communication in which a comic entertains an earshot with jokes and humorous stories. A resurrect comedian may call one or much of the types of humor set forth here. \n'