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An example is the British comedian Spike Milligan, who suffered from a long cycle of manic-depressive states that were onset by severe mental breakdowns. [28] Milligan was capable of creating light-hearted humour and outrageous ideas, despite his manic state.
Sophomoric humor (also called juvenile humor or schoolboy humor) is any type of humor that is considered silly, immature, or childish. [1] [2] [3] The phrase can be derisive, but is also used to refer to a style or type of comedic act. It is a type of comedy that often includes toilet humor.
The term deadpan first emerged early in the 20th century, as a compound word (sometimes spelled as two words) combining "dead" and "pan" (a slang term for the face). It appeared in print as early as 1915, in an article about a former baseball player named Gene Woodburn written by his former manager Roger Bresnahan.
Notable examples Aggressive Humour [1] Insensitive to audience sentiment by igniting criticism and ridicule on subjects like racism, sexism or anything hurtful; differs from blue humor or dark comedy as it inclines more towards being humorous than being offensive
Dark jokes about illness may seem like bitter pills, but they are comically contagious, and the resulting laughter makes for good medicine.Be sure to use them sparingly! 1. “The good thing about ...
Derailment can often be manifestly caused by intense emotions such as euphoria or hysteria. Some of the synonyms given above ( loosening of association , asyndetic thinking ) are used by some authors to refer just to a loss of goal : discourse that sets off on a particular idea, wanders off and never returns to it.
Wife: “I want another baby.” Husband: “That’s a relief, I also really don’t like this one.” My wife and I have reached the difficult decision that we do not want children.
Anti-humor – a form of ironic humor involving saying something that is meaningless or not funny when the audience expects it to be funny. Cellar door – a phrase mentioned as an example of a word or phrase that is beautiful purely in terms of its sound without regard for its semantics; Ideophone – words that evoke an idea in sound