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Comparison Of High Comedy And High Satire

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Comedy is a means of communicating that can convey thoughts and ideas in an unarming way or can be a tool to connect to others through laughter. Comedy has many subcategories, such as high, low, and satire. Low comedy takes minimal complex thinking to understand and is straightforward. On the other hand, high comedy takes more thought to understand and can use techniques like clever wordplay. Satire (considered high comedy) is a form of comedy that often uses sarcasm to poke at/bring attention to certain topics or make fun of the stupidity of others. While the comedic techniques may stay consistent in their usage, the topics used depend on the time and current events. In the 2000s, many issues like the Housing Market Crash have been subjects …show more content…

The 2000s are no different. During this decade, sitcoms were a very popular genre of entertainment. While in years past sitcoms were also quite popular, they illustrated an unrealistic life, mainly highlighting the “perfect” or good aspects of it. Later on, sitcoms began to tackle real issues and more realistic situations. For instance, in the show “Boy Meets World”, one of the main characters, Topanga, is visited by her professor in her dorm room, and they are left alone together. He uses discussing her assignment to flirt with her, and after she tells him that she is uncomfortable and wants him to leave, he says, “That’s not what you want.” (Boy Meets World S6 E7). He only leaves after Topanga’s boyfriend, Cory, walks in. While the details of the situation may vary, many people have been in a similar situation like this in their lives. It is a prevalent issue, and Topanga’s uncomfortableness with the professor's unwanted advances is relatable to many. TV shows that only show the positive side of life can be used as an escape from the troubles of reality but cannot connect to the people watching in the same way these do. Another example of real-life situations represented in sitcoms is in another episode of “Boy Meets World” where Shawn informs Cory that a girl named Claire is being physically abused by her father and that she needs to stay at his house for the night. He says, “At night, sometimes, he yells a lot and beats her up.” (Boy Meets World S4 E8) At first, Cory is confused, as he is not expecting Claire's father (the Vice President of a Bank) to be abusive but is ultimately understanding and agrees to let her stay at his house. He is concerned and wants to go to the police, but Shawn doesn’t think they will listen to him over Claire’s father because of his position of influence. This (which is sadly another real thing that happens) can connect to

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Television programs often retain an aspect of reality in order to relate to the audience and commentate on social issues. Although both The Goldbergs and The Twilight Zone address controversial issues such as gender roles, insanity, and ethnic stereotypes, genre differentiates their approach and their audiences’ receptiveness to change. Whereas The Goldbergs, an ethnic sitcom, addresses the external world using comedic relief, The Twilight Zone, a science fiction program, delves into the human mind using imagination. Despite their common efforts to direct social change, the programs are inverse images of one another, and The Twilight Zone’s genre structure allows it to resonate more with the audience. From 1949 to 1956, The Goldbergs dominated television as the first televised sitcom.

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Satire is the use of humor to poke fun at human institutions, in hopes of bringing about change. It brings attention to the issues, so that people will better understand the problem. There are two main types of satire that authors use often: Juvenalian and

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Shawn’s father had conversation before Shawn interrogated his dad’s old friends. Shawn’s father asked Shawn to be respectful. Shawn responded with, “I will politely decline…” Shawn also doesn’t know when to stop joking, he jokes at very inappropriate situations like crime senses and while they are looking at the dead bodies. To prove this, Shawn said the following after a body was found with multiple stab wounds, “The puncture wounds, they are the key, they are giving me the impression that this crime could only have been committed by this guy.”

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A sitcom is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, with often humorous dialogue (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Some of today's top sitcoms are Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, and South Park; however, back in the 60s the top television sitcoms wereThe Andy Griffith Show, The Lucy Show, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Unlike modern day sitcoms, 60s sitcoms, mainly The Andy Griffith Show, used down-to-Earth comedy and moral lessons to attract viewers. The Andy Griffith Show takes place in small town Mayberry, North Carolina, where Andy Taylor (police chief) and deputy Barney Fife stop any and all crimes in a nonchalant manner.

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One example of this would be the new netfilx original "Wednesday," whitch follows Wenesday Addams and her life in a public school. As you can see, the Addams Families differences and the creators ability to dare has kept the show relevant over the

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Humor comes in many shapes in sizes, appealing to different ages, genders, time periods, and even different intellect levels. In the 2011 blockbuster hit “Bridesmaids”, there are comical devices used that attract a crowd through low comedy. This implements comedy through vulgar language and jokes, indecency, and exaggeration. Although, this sort of humor may appeal to millions according to the outstanding ratings and exceptional critiques, this does not excite the same reaction to myself as it may to others. “Full of heart, warmth and enough excrement to fill an all-white bridal shop.”

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In A famous play writer known to many different cultures across the world, Tyler Perry the creator of Madea and many other films. One particular sitcom that has struck my interest before the show blew up The Haves and Have Nots. Focusing on the rich upper class readers can see the wicked nature of man who portray characteristics of monsters by their actions, expressions on their face, power of money and sexual desire important to many readers because people expect Tyler Perry to write a friendly family sitcom doing something totally different by focusing on the upper class. From the outside, the Cryers are the enviable face of success and wealth, but behind the veil, the family's dysfunction threatens to destroy their world of privilege.

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Comedy has been a form of entertainment since ancient Greece. Comedy often reflects society, so as technology became more advanced it also became more accessible to the public. Leaving the house to see a play transitioned to leaving the house to see a film, which transitioned to staying at home and watching television, and then transitioned to watching videos on an iPhone. Technological accessibility broadened comedy as genre and created notable characters, distinctive styles, and has influenced modern comedians.   Bo Burnham began to gain popularity through YouTube.

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Another positive for freedom of speech for comedians is that the jokes made can lighten the mood of the subject. A comedians function in society is to challenge authority, and talk about subjects that may be unacceptable (Hartsell). Comedians are expected to go too far, but when they do, they are disapproved for it. Although, the audiences may only laugh at a joke because of how awkward it is going to be if no one did. “People like to mask their feelings due to not wanting others to really know how they feel—so people may laugh in times of nervousness because they are trying to balance their anxious feelings” (Kaminski).

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