Humour Theories
When someone slips and falls and makes a fool of themselves we tend to laugh because we can feel superior
What is superiority theory
what is Friday (1995)
The iconic sketch group consisting of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Eric Idle
what is Monty Python
Alice meets this animal characterized by its large grin
What is the cheshire cat
This type of joke always begins with someone "knocking on the door"
what is a knock-knock joke
There is tension in a scene or a situation but we are relieved to know that everything is ok
what is relief theory
Ryan Reynolds portrays this bad mouthed and fourth wall breaking superhero in 3 movies
what is Deadpool
This Monty Python sketch features Michael Palin, John Cleese and a colourful bird
what is the Dead Parrot Sketch
Disney's version of Alice in Wonderland is released this year
what is 1951
A strong example of relief theory is this type of joke that always features deceased infants
what are dead baby jokes
Things that are incongruent and do not typically belong together in a scene or situation makes us laugh out of pure absurdity
what is incongruity theory
This sketch show is named after the two main African American comedians that feature in the show
What is Key & Peele
Superiority theory also goes into making fun of social systems, presidents, prime ministers and politics in general
What is satire
This is the first line of Humpty Dumpty's poem
this type of joke is a play on words' different meanings and is also called paronomasia or "ordspil" in danish
what is a pun
Monty Pythons absurd comedy usually comes from this theory
what is incongruity theory
A lot of american humour is based around this humour theory that creates humour from roasting or making fun of other people
This Monty Python actor died early in 1989 from cancer
who is Graham Chapman
These two humour theories are most common in the adaptations of Alice in Wonderland
what are incongruity theory and relieft theory
Comedians use this term when they make a reference to something said earlier in a show
what is a callback
Everything can be a joke and humour is a subjective play between two or more people who all decide that a certain thing is funny
what is play theory
the evil cult being mocked in the short story Rascal is known as the KKK
what is the Ku Klux Klan
The author behind Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass
The second book about Alice's strange and funny adventures
what is Through the Looking-Glass
This joke is known as the dirtiest, filthiest joke a comedian can tell. Every comedian has their version of it and it's named after the very rich upper class killed during the French Revolution
what is The Aristocrats