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I don’t normally watch SNL, but I did find the example that Trace used to be quite funny. One of the things that I found very funny about this skit was how Charles Barkley and Alex Rodriquez seemed to be answering the questions seriously and honestly while D.C. Timmons was clearly making things up and providing completely absurd answers to the questions being asked. This aspect of the skit really added to the incongruity that was being created as the skit continued to develop. In my opinion, the use of incongruity theory throughout this skit is what truly made it funny. The absurdity of what D.C. Timmons was saying seemed to be elevated by the fact that he was saying all of these crazy things in a setting that is meant to be serious and professional. Additionally, I loved seeing how Alex Rodriguez, Charles Barkley, and the person interviewing them reacted to the nonsensical responses that D.C. Timmons gave, especially towards the end of the skit. It was funny to see ...

My sister and I used to watch Home Alone together all the time, so I can definitely relate to Ellery about the nostalgia that this movie brings. I remember as a little kid how crazy and ridiculous I thought some of the scenes from this movie were. However, I feel like now I can really get a true appreciation for how absurd this movie is. Firstly, it is insane how someone was able to protect themselves and their home by conducting these elaborate stunts. Secondly, it is incredible to thing that a child at only eight years old is smart enough to come up with so many ways to stop two full grown men from robbing his home. I think that the humor in this movie comes from the fact that Kevin is only eight years old when he is plotting these tricks and that the tricks he is carrying out are so absurd. These two ideas can be connected to the superiority theory and the incongruity theory. Although, I think the relief theory could also be incorporated into this movie. At the be...

I found the Twitter account that Madelyn wrote her blog on this week to be quite funny. I think that part of the reason I am able to find this account funny is because I was not badly affected by the hurricane and I think that it is easier for people to laugh at things that did not have dramatic impacts on their life. Regardless, I believe that the posts from this account are perfect examples of relief theory. I agree with Madelyn that this account was probably a great source for people to turn to and get a laugh at after they watched the news. Around the time of the hurricane, watching the news evoked a lot of sad emotions for the people whose homes would be endangered by the storm. Additionally, people felt tense thinking about the hurricane and knowing that the path and category of the storm could change at any minute. However, I think that this uncertainty about the storm gave people the perfect opportunity to make fun of the whole situation. Of course Twitter ma...

I have never seen the movie Talladega Nights, but I have heard from a lot of people about how funny it is. I think it is quite impressive when a movie is able to portray a type of comedy that many people can find humorous. While I was reading Caroline’s blog post, it impressed me that she was able to identify all three theories of comedy as they were being applied in the scene she used as an example. Using all three theories throughout entire scenes from Talladega Nights helped to maximize the humor that people experienced. When a piece of comedy is able to use all three theories, it provides a greater chance for more people to be able to identify with the type of comedy that they find the most humorous. Therefore allowing the movie to be found enjoyable and funny by a wider range of people. The examples that Caroline used in her blog post were perfect because they gave me an understanding of what the movie was about and the type of comedy that was used. Caroline sum...

I don’t think that I have ever seen Sacha Baron Cohen’s videos in particular, but I have seen videos that are similar to his style of comedy. In the videos that I have seen of people disguising themselves and asking strangers questions they have never been able to keep a straight face. Sacha Baron Cohen’s ability to keep a straight face while he is asking these people ridiculous questions and convincing them to do very inappropriate things makes his videos much funnier than other people’s attempts at this type of comedy. Additionally, I believe that based off the examples that Will gave Sacha Baron Cohen is able to make the interviews more comedic because of caliber that he is able to achieve in his videos. He is able to interview people who are very famous and well known in their profession, which makes the interviews even funnier because Sacha Baron Cohen manages to get very respectable people flustered and confused. This is how the superiority theory fits into his...