Faith's Comedy Blog

Jim Gaffigan I completely agree with Katherine's statement that Jim Gaffigan's main approach towards comedy is in relation to the superiority theory. A quote from Katherine's blog states, " Gaffigan's main style of comedy is self-depreciation mixed in with relatability," which is the ideal definition of the superiority theory. Sticking with the relatability aspect, the superiority theory can often correlate with the relief theory as well. Gaffigan often balances the superiority with the relief theory by using comically high pitched voices in terms of internal monologue to give the impression that everyone has the same insecurities. The audience tends to laugh at these types of jokes because Gaffigan makes fun of an ironic situation where the audience was oblivious to the topic at hand until Gaffigan actually points it out in his own ridiculous way.

Arguably a Post about Something I have never watched Seinfeld , and honestly, it has never seemed appealing to me. Based on Jake's description, the ability for a show to have literally no plot seems rather uninteresting to me, which makes the fact that it was pretty popular kinda puzzling. The reason I love Friends so much is based on its ability to have a storyline, but it also incorporates random humor to spruce up the friends day to day lives and problems making this show a comedy. When Jake says, "...why would a comedy that chastises and ignores all other emotions besides humor be considered great? Because the show is a comedy. That's all it is supposed to be," I completely disagree with his statement. I am not discrediting his ideas, however, I personally believe that what makes a joke funny is the plotline and all the theories correlating together to make a comedy show something worth watching. I feel that it just depends on people's sense of humor, howe...

The Need for Laughter Most people find Friends funny. It is one of those shows that have been around forever but it is also one of those shows that you can watch multiple times and laugh just as hard as you did the first time you heard the joke. I completely agree with all of Alex's points on the basis that the three theories thoroughly encompasses the humor behind the show, however, the one that hit close to home was how integrated the relief theory was and how the characters use humor to handle some emotional setback in their life. First off, I believe that the relief theory can be understood in two different ways. One, watching a hilarious show like Friends can be therapeutic in a way and can be emotional for those who are watching it. Secondly, the relief theory can be incorporated into the show and how the characters use humor to distract themselves from their own problems and issues. In Alex's post, she says "m aking people laugh gives one a complete turn around ...

The Importance of Puns Everyone loves a good pun. However, a pun is an amazing example of the humor theories and how one particular theory does not represent the essence of what makes society laugh. Laughter is a remedy and is a common occurence in everyone's day to day life. For example, the inherent and perceived incongruities theory is usually the most prominent out of all the theories, however comedy often has many layers and cannot be determined by one simple factor. This theory states that humor can often be caused by the social norms and societal influences behind the joke. Using puns as my example, it was not until recently that puns were a widespread phenomenon and everyone was thinking of these types of jokes to tell. I believe that this is based on social norms that impacted this type of humor to spread around the world. People became more "relaxed" and society began to shift into where were are today, which caused the shift in humor as well. Society's re...