Kenny's Speech Language Analysis

Colloquial language and heavy sarcasm can be considered distinctly Australian as it makes it easy for the audience to understand and relate to. Kenny creates humour through the relatable jokes made. He uses sarcastic language and makes jokes about taboo subjects in order to create and portray humour. The way Kenny makes self-deprecating jokes about himself and his job allows the Australian audience to find humour in the simplicity of the jokes. The text used throughout this essay is Kenny which is a comedy mockumentary made in 2006. Kenny creates humour that is distinctly Australian through his sarcasm and loose language, relatable jokes and the self depreciation about his job.

Kenny creates Australian humour through his sarcastic language.

This is shown throughout the mockumentary when Kenny is talking to people who think his job isn't good enough and when he refers to the camera breaking the fourth wall intending to talk to the audience about things that happen at his work. An example of this is when people tell him he is disgusting because of his job. This example proves the argument because the way he gets through the negative comments from others about his job, by making jokes about himself and the work he does. Furthermore when he has his son with him at work. This example proves my argument because the sarcastic comments made towards his father are relatable for the majority of Australians, it was also portrayed as funny because Australians find humour when others are making jokes about people. Overall the self-deprecating jokes made about himself or his job creates humour that is distinctly Australian as it is easily found funny as Australians are known for making fun of others or seeing others make fun of

This is shown throughout the mockumentary when Kenny is making jokes about what happens at work and the things he has seen. It is also shown when people disagree with the work he does such as his father. An example of this is the jokes Kenny made about females going to the toilet after males. This example proves my argument as Australians are known for making jokes about taboo subjects for things that aren’t really talked about. By using women going to the bathroom after men as the subject of his jokes reveals the humour to the audience clearly, resulting in the meaning reaching the audience immediately. Another example of the toilet humour used by Kenny is the descriptions of what has happened to the broken toilet doors. This proves my argument as Kenny is making fun of other cultures which is another example of taboo subjects. Australians are known for their careless manner when it comes to making jokes and this particular example shows how far Australians can take it just to make a joke. Overall the jokes made about taboo subjects in this mockumentary creates humour that is distinctly Australian as it is a taboo subject with a clear meaning, resulting in Australians relating to the jokes straight