Everyone has it, and everyone has their own preference on what they find humorous. Comedy is an emotional outlet that allows us to have a more joyful approach in our lives. Humor is an under rated skill that everyone should be in touch with. The great thing about comedy is, there are no set rules, which makes the art of comedy endless. We know comedy is for all ages because we see young infants giggle when a person plays peek-a-boo, and we see our grandparents giggle when we tell them we still do not have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Everyone has their own comedic quirks from the out of this world tale of Lilo An Stitch, to the vulgar and tear–jerking films of Jackass, everyone has something in-between that they find comical. When humor can create
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For instance in stand up comedy, you typically have one person trying to squeeze a chuckle out of you by explaining these long drawn out stories. Comedy through verbal stories makes it easy for the listeners to forget bits and pieces if there is no visual aid represented. A joke, rude natured and ill mannered, the feelings that will be hurt, don’t concern comedians. It is often times, for stand up comedians that in order to get a reaction from an audience they will use an excessive amount of vulgar language to make a joke seem more funny when in reality it is more offensive than enjoyable. The way stand up comedy is presented seems outdated in the sense of a comedian saying their punch line, and waiting for a reaction from the crowd. When watching a live show as an audience member you might even feel obligated to laugh if the people around you are laughing or if you are near the performer. Stand up comedians have a tactic of passing off rudely insensitive remarks as jokes, which the media usually has some sort of segment about that ends up actually helping the comedian by putting their name out to the mainstream. There is no comedy whatsoever in deliberately making an insensitive joke to people just for the reaction of the out-lash to create a buzz for yourself. Unfortunately, some types humor can create an outrage among an
For instance in stand up comedy, you typically have one person trying to squeeze a chuckle out of you by explaining these long drawn out stories. Comedy through verbal stories makes it easy for the listeners to forget bits and pieces if there is no visual aid represented. A joke, rude natured and ill mannered, the feelings that will be hurt, don’t concern comedians. It is often times, for stand up comedians that in order to get a reaction from an audience they will use an excessive amount of vulgar language to make a joke seem more funny when in reality it is more offensive than enjoyable. The way stand up comedy is presented seems outdated in the sense of a comedian saying their punch line, and waiting for a reaction from the crowd. When watching a live show as an audience member you might even feel obligated to laugh if the people around you are laughing or if you are near the performer. Stand up comedians have a tactic of passing off rudely insensitive remarks as jokes, which the media usually has some sort of segment about that ends up actually helping the comedian by putting their name out to the mainstream. There is no comedy whatsoever in deliberately making an insensitive joke to people just for the reaction of the out-lash to create a buzz for yourself. Unfortunately, some types humor can create an outrage among an