Black comedy

FART; DISGUSTING OR HEALTHY? From the short video, did you hear that? Can someone tell me what that sound mean? Yes. It is a fart sound. Hello, everyone. Thank you for having me. My name is Ain. Today I am going to share with you some interesting facts about the fart that have never been discovered from the previous speeches. Fart; disgusting or healthy? First I will cover up about the art of fart, second about fart statistic. Lastly, I will explain about the farts and our health. What is…

Across the variety of age groups that were interviewed in order to gather data, there were a few similarities that arose. The first similarity was the use of situational humor by almost all of the informants. This consisted of poking fun at everyday life, telling stories that were found humorous, or mentioning things that were may have been out of character and were found to be funny. The use of situational humor is believed to function like other types of humor in that it is conversation filler…

Being popular in high school can truly be a struggle. Mean Girls is a teen comedy film loosely based on the self-help book titled Queen Bees and Wannabes. The main character is a high school student named Cady that just moved from Africa and has been homeschooled her whole life. The American culture and society she is introduced to is embodied by the Plastics, who are the most popular girls at North Shore High: Regina, Gretchen, and Karen. Mean Girls criticizes the idea that women can only be…

There are no elements of writing that can compare to the brutal twists of irony. It is like a torture device used on the characters of a story for our entertainment. In reality, we have no control over the ironic torments life hands to us, and that is why it is so prevalent in fiction. Not only can we control something so elusive, but we can use it strategically to create tales that shock and captivate an audience. This strategic use of irony in story telling can be seen in Flannery O’Conner’s…

confrontational subjects, as seen in both: “Big Boy” and “Turkey’s in the Kitchen.” Humor is often the only vehicle to address such topics. Furthermore, it maintains the reader's engagement and attention. Both stories are similar in their writing styles and use comedy and humor to relate to the reader. By using a sardonic tone and employing humor to situations that anyone could be subjected to, both authors compose playful and engaging stories. Moreover, both stories are examples of humor…

OVERVIEW: -------------- Hetalia is a comedy anime created by Hidekaz Himaruya. It consists of countries personified into humans (and yes, they're all stereotypes and yes they're anazing) during WW2. It follows the countries Italy, Germany, Japan, America, UK, China, Russia, France, and a ton of other countries. It also has unique and catchy songs. Each episode is 5 minutes of interchanging skits that are hilarious and sometimes serious about the real world. What's even better is the manga has…

Why is Humor the Best Coping Strategy for Stress? One might ask why is humor the best coping strategy for stress? In a vast majority of people's’ perspectives, they believe laughter is the best medicine because it creates a sense of relief as well as reducing muscle tension. For these and many other reasons, humor is the best coping strategy for stress (“Managing Conflicts with Humor”). One of the main reasons why humor should be the best coping strategy to relieve stress is one’s well being…

Comedy, like every good theatrical performance, needs to engage the audience by evoking emotions based on what is shown on stage. However, a comical play calls for laughter, which tends to disengage audience’s attention from the play’s context. This self-contradictory nature of comedy seems to work against the aim of theater. This makes comedy a difficult theatrical art to work with because since it should find the right balance in its nature. Woodruff points out that “the paradox of comedy is…

Shakespearean Character Comedy Think of one character in a movie, but not just any character. Think of a character that is hilarious, such as Homer Simpson, or Sheldon Cooper. These characters channel a comedic experience through their language and actions. Like these characters, Shakespeare connects Character comedy in A Midsummer Night's Dream by making one character more exaggerated to provide comedic relief. This adds comedy to Shakespearean writing. Character comedy is in A Midsummer…

How Diction Creates Pity in The Odyssey In “The Odyssey” an epic poem Homer uses diction to create a pitiful mood within book 17 as a description of Argos, Odysseus’ dog is given. While a comparison of Argos’ past and present is given he is described to be “Treated as rubbish now…”(319.383). The word rubbish means a “waste material”, for one to “reject as worthless”, and being useless. All of which carry a negative connotation; by stating that Argos is now treated as rubbish it is shown that…