satire
A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative.
wordplay (pun)
the laughter comes from watching someone behave extremely clumsily
slapstick
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
Carrot.
He's very funny. Whenever I meet him, he ____ a joke.
a) cracks
b) senses
c) serious
a) cracks
situational humor
situational humor
the laughter comes from the situation in which a character finds himself
situational humor
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.
Charlie Chaplin was one of the most creative _______.
a) funny
b) hilarious
c) humorists
c) humorists
wordplay (pun)
Emerson Moser, the former senior crayon maker for Crayola who made over 1.4 billion crayons, was color blind.
irony
a way of using humor to criticize or comment on culture or politics
satire
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet? (or are you dead?)
The president's _____ speech attracted a lot of admiration.
a) serious
b) witty
c) satire
b) witty
wordplay (pun)
A movie about The Flat Earth Society... wins the Golden Globe award.
Irony
a personality that gives someone the ability to say funny things and see the funny side of things
sense of humor
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber.
Keep your _____ remark for you. You know. It's not very funny.
a) facetious
b) satire
c) funny
a) facetious (treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor)
irony
When I was a boy, I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it.
satire
the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words
wordplay (pun)
What kind of band never plays music?
Rubber band.
A piece of writing or play which criticizes people or ideas in a humorous way is called ______.
a) irony
b) satire
c) sarcasm
b) satire