1. Kinds of Humor

2. Vocabulary Word: anecdote Definition: a short personal account of an incident or event Synonyms: A tale Graphic Representation: Seinfeld clip….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarBVyZVe9shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarBVyZVe9s

3. Vocabulary Word: pun Definition: The humorous use of a word or words to suggest another word with the same sound or a different meaning (the lowest form of a joke) (based upon word-play) Synonym: quick joke Examples: Don’t let Cinderella play baseball. She always runs away from the ball. I just flew in from Chicago; boy are my arms tired! To write with a broken pencil is pointless. One thing about the speed of light ---it gets here too early.

4. Vocabulary Word: one-liner Definition: A short joke or witticism, usually expressed in a single sentence Synonym: joke Graphic Representation: That was so funny I forgot to laugh “You’ll shoot your eye out kid.” Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

5. Two Categories High Comedy High Comedy: sophisticated or witty comedy, often making fun of grown-up society (based on intelligence) Low Comedy Low Comedy: a less sophisticated, silly form of comedy that relies on physical jokes, horseplay, and slapstick humor LINK HERE

6. Banter To banter is to tease or address in a witty or teasing manner. What can be funnier than passing witty remarks and indulging in some harmless teasing? Banter is a form of comedy that includes all this and much more!

7. Blunder This is a genre of humor, which involves a character or a comedian making foolish mistakes, which seem humorous to others. There is one person who personifies this genre in humor and he is quite popular for his blunder-comedy - Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean.

8. Caricature Caricature involves exaggerated portrayal of a person’s mental, physical, or personality traits in wisecrack form. Caricatures can be insulting, complimentary, political or can be drawn solely for entertainment too. (Think of the actors on Saturday Night Live who make fun of people!)

9. Parody Parody is defined as a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, by means of humorous or satiric imitation. Parody is nothing but a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, in a humorous way.

10. Sitcom Situational comedy, commonly known as ‘sitcom’ is a popular type of comedy. A humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life. There exist a large number of popular TV sitcoms, which are synonymous with this type of comedy.

11. Slapstick Slapstick humor is a boisterous form of comedy with chases, collisions and practical jokes where people just do silly things such as tripping, falling over or embarrassing themselves just to make people laugh.

12. BONUS FOOTAGE Using your new key terms, analyze the comedic techniques used by Jim Carrey in the movie Liar Liar.

13. BONUS FOOTAGE Using your new key terms, analyze the comedic techniques used in this SNL skit.

14. BONUS FOOTAGE Using your new key terms, analyze the comedic techniques used in this Ellen clip.