PPT-Humor, culture, and the human condition behind comedy

Dr JB MC Eli Count Zach Czar Phillip Definition of Humor A comic absurd or incongruous quality causing amusement Comic of pertaining to or characterized by comedy Absurd utterly or obviously senseless contrary to all reason or common sense. Comedy. We call cultural content meant primarily to generate laughter and mirth “comedy”. Most, if not all, genres include comedic elements. Some argue that any story where the low-born or put-upon rise to a higher station and a better end is a comedy. Tomas Rincon. Breakdown. Topic- Humor. Focus- Racial Humor. Method- Content Analysis and Textual Analysis. Target- Comedy Central Roasts (Flavor . Flav. , Roseanne, David . Hasselhoff. , William Shatner, Charlie Sheen, and Bob . ”. Examples . Emphasizing Law . Enforcement . Contributors . In the order of contribution amount. Erika L. Liljedahl, . Psy.D. .. Erin Conway, . BA. Jessica Scharf, . BA. Leroy Burgess, BA . and. Personal communications with police officers. By Oscar Wilde. Questions:. What is your definition of comedy? . What makes you laugh?. Why is it funny?. What are some funny things you have heard, seen, watched lately?. What is the purpose of comedy?. Kravchuk. . Polina. , 6-a. Contents. :. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...3. Chapter I . Teoretic. ………………………………………………......................4. By Alleen Pace Nilsen. And Don L. F. Nilsen. 1. 2. We won’t define . Arizona. because you can just look around you.. But . politics . is a more complicated word. It is cognate with such terms as:. Aristotle defined comedy as one of two main forms of drama—comedy and tragedy. Most contemporary views see comedy as a form of humorous text. Why are we amused?. Relief theory. Reducing physiological tension caused by the self-censoring of the baser instincts (Freud). All genres include comedic elements. Some argue that any story where the low-born or put-upon rise to a higher station and a better end is a comedy. Comedy is not content-specific. May have to do with just about anything. Satire (Noun): . A literary manner which combines humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of . humanity. Modern Satirists. Early Western Satirists. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): . ‘Laughter must answer to certain requirements of life in common. It must have a . social . signification.’ (p12). The ‘birth of Latin literature’. In 240BCE, . Livius. Andronicus . stages one of his plays as part of the . by Erika Pages A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts Approved November 2018 by the Graduate Supervisory Committee: Michelle N. Shiota, Chair Doug Humor. What makes people laugh?. Humor. What makes YOU laugh. ?.   . What . do you find funny & why?. Humor. Why do a humorous speech?. Humor . is pervasive . and . universal (all cultures & languages laugh). Spring Board Level 3. Unit 5. Explaining why something is funny can be a challenge, but there are some commonly used devises that usually make people laugh. Although sometimes we may not see the humor in a text, it is important that we are able to recognize the elements of humor and appreciate the attempt.. Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE). Greek philosopher born in Macedonia. Son of Nicomachus, physician to the king. Entered Plato’s Academy at age 18. c. 342 BCE began tutor to Alexander the Great. Founded the Lyceum.