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!

Hyperbole an exaggeration often found in tall tales (Paul Bunyan) or everyday conversation. Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! Scx6_lWg Scx6_lWg

Parody a silly and ridiculous exaggeration of a book, movie, or artwork Ex: The Scary Movie series mocks horror movies. e_bY e_bY

Pun a 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!” ESrT2abw ESrT2abw

Sarcasm a form of verbal irony used to mock or ridicule people Ex: The Bozo says to a mark, “Where did you get that wig? You scalp it off a poodle? Ncd0 Ncd0 ma_I ma_I

Satire a 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. LbBDPi7RiSlwlJpt46Y05jCl5I7EMIZiq&index=2 LbBDPi7RiSlwlJpt46Y05jCl5I7EMIZiq&index=2

Slapstick physical comedy, such as slips, slaps, etc. Ex: The Three Stooges, Tom and Jerry cartoons, or the Itchy and Scratchy show. F0 F0

Stereotype A 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. uCg uCg CyA CyA

Situational Irony a 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. FhP_8 FhP_8

Verbal Irony when a speaker says something very opposite from what he or she really means Ex: You say “That’s just great!” when you don’t make the basketball team. dKts dKts

Dramatic Irony a 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.

Your 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: Hyperbole Your 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!