FYW-Why Are You Laughing?

I really enjoyed both of these songs. They were a nice change from what we have been viewing previously. I also like how you chose to focus on two specific songs instead of the show as a whole. The first song, "Face Your Fears," was so fun because Paula, Rebecca's friend, was just saying all these things that were generic motivational song stuff but then she starts going on and on about these crazy examples which is what makes the song funny. I agree that this is an example of the incongruity theory because you would not expect someone to encourage another person to try to fly or to run with scissors in their hand. I also agree that when Rebecca is making comments it adds relief humor into the mix because she is pointing out the incongruity within the song. The second song is also funny because most of the time you would not want to be someone's second choice or have someone settle for you. But in this case, this man is begging for a woman to settle for him because he...

I enjoyed how Matthew told the story of when he saw What We Do in the Shadows  because it was pretty funny how he saw it with his parents, and just from watching the trailer and a few clips I can tell I probably would not have. Also, thanks to Matthew for kind of summarizing the movie for us too. Anyway, I can definitely tell that incongruity humor is used throughout this movie, how could it not be? Most of these vampires are centuries old and living in modern time; there is no way they could know everything about the modern world now.  It is funny how they try to fit in but stand out so much at the same time. I liked the example of the "we should get some slaves" comment. Obviously, slavery is horrible and not to mention illegal. So, this incongruity is humorous because no one would ever say that now. People nowadays would consider hiring a maid or butler but would never think of them as a slave of course. It is also funny that the vamp...

The Office is a classic show that so many people are interested in and some people might even say they are addicted to the show because of how funny they find it. I have only watched a few episodes myself, but I should probably watch some more on Netflix because of how often the show comes up in class. I agree that the show uses the Incongruity Theory and the Superiority Theory in all the episodes. Dwight is a great example of the Incongruity Theory because whatever he does is always so unexpected, making his actions that much funnier. A good example brought up in the lead blog was when Dwight intentionally lights the fire in the office. I believe he was trying to teach the staff about fire safety in the building but instead of just having a presentation, he decides to create an actual fire in order for the staff to take the training seriously. This is the Incongruity Theory because he does something that is so unexpected that it is comedic and grabs the viewers attention. The Supe...

The Superiority, Incongruity, and Relief theories are all funny (and sometimes not funny) in their own way. The Superiority Theory can be funny because when you laugh at someone or something for doing something very stupid, you feel so much better about yourself. This type of comedy can be a very good way for comedians and TV shows to get people to laugh because they either pick on someone in the audience, themselves or one of the celebrities everyone has heard of. The Incongruity Theory can be humorous to some people because the whole joke turns into something you were definitely not expecting. This creates the humor in the joke because if you ask someone to "run to Publix," you do not expect them to literally put on their running shoes and grab a water bottle. You expect them to get in the car and drive to Publix. If the person were to start to jog to the closest store, that would be incongruity humor. The Relief Theory is when you are laughing to relieve stress or awkw...