Theories of humor

Ironic Inquiry! Written to tell the satirical tale of the maturation and growth of a young boy, Voltaire pours his thoughts onto paper with class and snide humor against the nobility, church, and occasional individual ignorance within his novel, Candide. Born to a middle-class family in Paris, Voltaire was found to have a witty sense of humor from a very young age. Published in 1759, his novel satires a number of Enlightenment thinkers and ideas. As a result of his attacks towards the…

The Effects of Stereotypical Humor Through The Disciplines of Media and Culture Many people tend to use humor as a positive communication skill to make us laugh. Humor has long been used as a tool to navigate and promote stereotype through the form of media and popular culture with reference to current affairs. Humor can also be used to help people cope with the offensiveness of being stereotype. By defenition stereotype is known as a generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and…

difficult—but does it leave a reader laughing? One might find it difficult to believe that there is any amount of humor inside Heart of Darkness, but that would depend mostly on the person reading it. Robert D. Ford certainly found some humor in Heart of Darkness and wrote a paper about it titled “The Humor in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.” Robert D. Ford’s paper conveys the idea that there is humor within Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and that idea certainly holds merit. To begin,…

Satire Satire or the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices is used in many types of stories to entertain the reader in a fun way. There are many different stories that do this by not even talking about it. Authors can do this by saying jokes all throughout a story and they don’t even mention their jokes. This is one of the best ways to make a story because laughter is one of the best feelings. One of the main things an author strives for is to…

End Game Critical Analysis Matty Kursar Overview: 'End Game', was a weird and wonderful experience in its own right. Although not necessarily packed full of dramatic tension and quirky hooks that catch the audience’s attentions and drag them around like dogs on very short leads (like many absurdist performances do) there is still plenty to talk about the construction and performance of 'End Game'. Themes: To begin this analysis of themes I believe the easiest way will be to throw out…

The commodity in my life, is my sense of humor. I'm the type of guy who would make jokes and snarky comments to get a laugh out of my friends. I have wielded this unusual weapon, for years and it helped establish my identity, and improved my life. Without my comedy, I would have no friends, no social life, and I would have never been in a relationship. An example I can give, on how I used my comedy to win a situation is during a training session as a Venture Scout. I took the training session…

Bo Burnham is an influential comedian who incorporated both modern comedy and modern events to create songs or poems. Most all of his songs and poems poke fun at certain events or troubles and subjects that people don’t like to talk about. He uses catchy tunes and catchy lyrics to convey a hidden message or something that is interoperated in many ways. The uses of satire are prominent in all of his songs due to the hatred he has for certain aspects of the modern era. One of the ideas he uses if…

Humor and satire are a part of our everyday lifes. Without humor and satire our lifes would be boring and dull. I would define humor is anything that makes me laugh. I think humor is anything that is unexpected, witty, amusing, etc. Humor is important to me because it is a way to forget about what is going on in the world right now and just relax. We need humor in the world because without it the world would be dull and life would be too serious. I would define satire as someone making fun of…

ambitious person, all of which I didn’t know before. A person showcasing a smile most often turns out to be humorous. This trait in itself is a blessing in disguise. John Paul, later to be known as JP, is nothing if not fully committed to the full dose of humor. This, to those who are up close to him, is well known and highly regarded as well. Despite the degree of gravity in the queries tossed towards him, one can for sure expect to be returned with a laughter or a smile, at least! When tackled…

The movie Superstar, casted in 1999 and directed by Bruce McCulloch is a must see! This movie is hilarious, to the point where you're laughing so hard you might accidently pee your pants a little bit. Even though, this movie is hilarious and could easily be taken as joke, there is a deeper meaning that can be seen throughout the film. Mary, the main character of the movie, attends a Catholic school and is raised by her grandmother, due to the passing of her parents. Mary has two main goals she…