Comedic Devices
A wrongful assumption about the identity of a person.
Mistaken Identity
Physical comedy/ Exaggerated body language in a humorous way
Physical/Slapstick Humor
The Jester
A guy slipping on a banana
Physical/Slapstick Humor
an awkward situation with tension produced as a result of the improbable discrepancy between expected and real results.
Situational Irony
Making fun of oneself
Self Deprecating Humor
The shrew
A man doing a standup routine or using hecklers to add to his routine
Improv Humor
A discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
Verbal Irony
Vulgar/Immature Humor
Gag/Toilet Humor
A character who is untethered from reality by his/her ideas
The dreamer
A fire station burning down
Situational Irony
Faulty reasoning particularly involving facts that appear to be true progressing to a conclusion that is absolutely and ludicrously false
Flawed Logic
Humor that doesn't make any sense
Surreal/Absurd Humor
An innocent young woman (unexperienced in love and life, typically the first to go)
The Ingenue
A character that everyone trusts and opens up to
The confidante
A discrepancy between what is silly and superficial with what is crucial and monumental
Juxtaposition of the momentous with what is trivial
Humor that is make up on the spot typically used by many comedians
Improv Humor
An individual that is rough around the edges and doesn't like the company of others
A man saying kill shot when the gun is turned at his head.
Juxtaposition of the trivial