Lucy's Comedy Blog

The Eric Andre Show is probably one of the most random and absurd shows I have ever seen, but it is somehow hilarious at the same time. The reason that I think it is so funny to most people is because of the incongruity theory. Theo outlined how the show can relate to all the three theories of humor, which I agree with, but incongruity is the most prevalent. First, I think the superiority theory is somewhat present since we feel superior to the audience when we understand that the show is actually a joke and not meant to be serious. I do not think this is the main reason we laugh at it though. The relief theory is also relevant since one can notice that the show is making fun of real talk shows. The show has typical interviews with famous people and skits as well. They over exaggerate these features and make them far more unrealistic than normal talk shows. I did love the show and thought it was funny, but I still do not find it superior to normal talk shows like Jimmy Fallon. ...

I’ve already seen both episodes, but of course I watched them again because these are my two favorite shows. After watching the Friends Episode I would rate this episode an 8 on funniness. The whole idea of Joey pretending he is still in a movie but is actually just dressing up as a gladiator was so funny to me. There have definitely been episodes I’ve found funnier, but this one was still very good. I would give this episode a 7 for enjoyment. The plot is somewhat predictable that Joey’s friends would fly out to Vegas and find out he is not in a movie. I still enjoyed it, especially the smaller plots taking place during the episode, like Ross walking in on Rachel, and Joey’s hand twin. I think there was slapstick humor, definitely sarcasm, incongruity, slight naughty humor, and people doing stupid things. Next, for The Office Episode, I would give this episode a 9 for funniness as I found myself laughing to myself for most of the episode. For enjoyment, I would give it a 10 bec...

I have surprisingly actually seen these Barbie memes before on instagram and twitter, but I don’t know if I’ve seen the actual videos on youtube before. I always wondered where these memes actually came from, but now it makes sense that they’re from a youtube series. I liked how you used the three theories of humor to analyze this piece of comedy. I think that the Barbie meme videos are almost a reality tv show since it is documenting their lives, which would then make it superiority theory since it is almost belittling their actions. Reality shows are a perfect example of the superiority theory since it is looking down on their actions and in a way making fun of them. I also think it could be an example of incongruity theory since it is so strange that people are getting their entire lives filmed and we laugh at how you would not expect people to have their entire life filmed. The whole ideas that barbies are being filmed and acting completely different than what one would believe ...