Theories of humor

Satire is an age-old art, long before Taylor Swift wrote Mean, to get back at her critics, and Samantha Bee poked fun at the president's daughter for her hypocrisy, Moliere and Voltaire were using satire to mock policies and people, in power in order to enlighten society, while also not being killed for directly challenging the people in power. Satire is a genre in literature that became especially powerful during the 17th century “Age of Enlightenment.” Satire ridicules people and religions,…

Roald Dahl was born September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales. His parents named him Roald after Roald Amundsen, because he was a Norwegian who had been the first man to reach the South Pole. Sofie Magdalene Dahl and Harald Dahl are Roald’s parents. They met in the United Kingdom. Later both, of them emigrated to Sarpsborg in Norway and later got married in 1880. Roald has a total of six siblings. Astri, Alfhild, Asta, Else, Louis, and Asta. Louis Dahl is the oldest out of seven children. Around…

What is humor? Humor can be someone or something that is funny. What is funny can depend on someone’s sense of humor. Humor can be offensive at times by hurting one’s religion, race, sex, and other things to laugh at the expense of others. Despite that there are many television programs and cartoons that make funs of people being in a certain kind of group. Has society fallen so low that we like to hurt each other’s feelings? Bottom line is there are many different types of humor like flavors of…

Behind the Smiles are the Tears Everyone knows at least one person who frequently uses self-deprecating humor. People respond with laughter, and it passes for a nice joke, but there is true pain hiding behind the joker's smile. This can become offensive if someone other than that one person speaks about an insecurity they have. The side effect being, possibly, depression which could lead to self-harm. It is important to note that Cyrano’s character is displayed as a well-known poet and cadet who…

concept of humor is targeted around a person producing a comical statement or something that produces laughter and enjoyment to an audience. In the book titled Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton, the writer hypothesizes that the position of humor in society is to bring out repressed mind and messages that regular human beings can relate and apprehend without restriction from others. I trust that de Botton's stance toward humor having a vital role within the feature of society is true, because…

Satire is a humorous way to criticize people’s thoughtless behavior, and it is generally everywhere (1). From literary works to late-night comedy shows, satire is very unavoidable. An exceptional example of satire is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Twain is a satirist which means that his works contain numerous uses of satire. Because Twain is a satirist and used many different satirical devices, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a superlative example of a satirical…

into this event I didn’t expect much. I had never heard of Manuel Munoz and honestly didn’t care for him. Brutal as that sound, I actually came to like him. He was a funny man whom had an interesting childhood and life story. He also had a sense of humor in his stories so I actually enjoyed his event. Not to mention it was only 45 minutes! Sweet! So first I’d like to start with the physical set up of the room which held the event. It was great, cozy, and well lit. The seats were all well…

Comedy is an artform that puts a monetary value on our elation and delight. It is often easy to forget that art must run as a business and comedy is no exception. In our viewing of, Phunny Business, our instructor encouraged us to look closely at how Raymond Lambert ran his comedy club. In the brave new world of stand-up, it would be tough to run a club of this nature. Moreover, it would be even harder if that club caters to a predominantly African-American crowd. In this paper, I will argue…

Have you ever seen the embodiment of funny, awkward, lazy, and smart in the same person? That's me. Ok, maybe not the last one. Anyways, hi. It’s me, Pip, currently writing this paper and not even sure if I’ll finish it on time. Whatever device you’re reading this on , be ready to go through the 16 year adventure called Pip’s life. I know. It might seem boring but hopefully I’ll change your opinion on that. So this little adventure begins on a certain day where people’s hearts either get broken…

Alain de Botton argues that comedians not only have a job to entertain, but also a job to address controversial topics that others might be afraid to address. Humorists are vital people in today’s society; satire not only makes a subject have humor, it creates a sense of feeling of relief that those subjects can be acceptable to talk about and at the same time raises awareness for that particular subject. Humorists do this through various comedy sketches, political cartoons, and stand-up shows.…