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Forms of Comedy and Humor(Because Laughter is THE best medicine!)
Know how to. . .-analyze and understand Dunk-write your humorous memoir-impress your friends the next time you watch The Simpsons or Spongebob!
Slide2Hyperbolean exaggeration often found in tall tales (Paul Bunyan) or everyday conversation.
Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUzScx6_lWg
Slide3Parodya silly and ridiculous exaggeration
of a book, movie, or artworkEx: The Scary Movie series mocks horror movies.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXiwYUCe_bY
Slide4Puna form of wordplay that suggests two or more meanings
Ex: After walking the dog all day, the pet sitter tells his wife, “Dear, I’m so dog-gone tired!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7kESrT2abw
Slide5Sarcasma form of verbal irony used to mock or ridicule peopleEx: The Bozo says to a mark, “Where did you get that wig? You scalp it off a poodle
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Slide6Satirea special kind of humor that intends to persuade by poking fun at a serious issue to bring about change.
Ex: Family Guy, The Simpsons, and South Park make fun of the American middle class.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CjWLxsJyTw&list=PLbBDPi7RiSlwlJpt46Y05jCl5I7EMIZiq&index=2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdd0M2P_mKU
Slide7Slapstickphysical comedy, such as slips, slaps, etc.Ex: The Three Stooges, Tom and Jerry cartoons, or the Itchy and Scratchy show
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Slide8StereotypeA character may be overly associated with a group through accent, food choices, style of dress, or any readily identifiable group characteristic.
Ex: Apu on the Simpsons displays over-exaggerated similarities to Indian Americans.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgze3yuCyA
Slide9Situational Ironya form of irony with a wicked twist--something unfair or unexpected happens to the characters.
Ex: A ship of starving and thirsty vacationers are stuck at sea, but they can’t drink the water or eat the fish because the water and fish contain toxic chemicals.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdAZA-FhP_8
Slide10Verbal Ironywhen a speaker says something very opposite from what he or she really meansEx: You say “That’s just great!” when you don’t make the basketball team
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Slide11Dramatic Ironya form of irony where the audience knows more about what is really going on than one or more characters in the story
Ex: In a horror movie, the main character says, “This house isn’t really haunted,” but the audience sees the ghost and what it can do as the character starts up the stairs.www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U
Slide12Your Turn to Be the Comedian!Review/Exit Ticket
On loose leaf paper, write at least ONE example of a pun, hyperbole, sarcasm, or statement of irony. Example: HyperboleYour sentence: If I fail this test, my mom will KILL me!Fold your paper. Put your paper in my mailbox with your name on it!The class will guess what form of comedy you wrote about!