Comment to Lead Blog (Trace)


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 how Alex Rodriguez and Charles Barkley responded to the things that D.C. Timmons said because you could tell that they were completely taken aback by the way D.C. Timmons was responding to many of the questions. It was in this section of the skit that the incongruity theory could be seen most clearly. As the skit progresses the things that D.C. Timmons says becomes increasingly absurd until at the end everything he is saying is totally random. Lastly, I think Trace makes a really good point by saying that this skit draws attention and awareness to a very serious issue. This issue being the brain damage and its effects that many football players suffer from. They also briefly mention the differences between the three sports in how seriously they handle injuries. Of course this conversation came to the conclusion that most injuries are not taken very seriously in football. The joking manner that they discuss these topics suggests the use of relief theory.

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  1. UnknownNovember 1, 2018 at 10:12 AM

    I completely agree with you that the absurdity of everything D.C. was saying caused the jokes to be super funny. SNL highlighting a serious topic through the skit was really interesting because I haven't really seen any other SNL videos that are bringing major issues to light that aren't political.

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  2. UnknownNovember 2, 2018 at 6:15 AM

    I agree with you about the use of relief theory in the article. They definitely are able to take a serious topic it and add a bit of humor to it to make it less awkward to bring up.

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  3. Shane HerronNovember 2, 2018 at 8:53 AM

    That's a good point that it both uses relief theory to allow us to talk about something serious, and to show how that issues is not taken seriously.

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