Alyssa Thomas FYW

"Substitute Teacher" and "Continental Breakfast" are two Key and Peele skits I could watch on repeat for the rest of my life, and never grow board or tired of the content. I agree with Ryan that the skits produced by the two comedians on comedy-central appeals to audiences predominantly through the use of superiority theory. A theme that can be found within the vast majority of Key and Peele skits is their use of exaggeration and stereotyping the characters and roles they take on. Typically the characters presented can be found in everyday life but their persona is amplified, enabling audience members to identify individuals within their daily lives. The adaptation of these hyperbolic characters increases the humor that is typically found within the type of individual being depicted and portrayed. For example, the skit "Fraternity Branding" is embellishing stereotypical "frat bros"that are obnoxiously obsessed with their fraternity and go to extr...

The Office is truly an iconic show that inspired a new generation of pop-culture sitcoms that abandoned relying on punchline jokes for the main source of comedy, and rather uses dry humor and interview-like scenes with the main characters, allowing the audience to gain more intimate perspectives on them and their feelings. Instead of relying on punch-line oriented humor, the audience often relates and finds humor within the character's reactions, highly zoomed in upon during their interview like shots. Sonali makes the argument that The Office relies predominantly on incongruity theory and I completely agree. Michael Scott often makes comments and behaves in wildly inappropriate ways that working professionals would not deem suitable for the environment. Sonali also pointed out that the characters often react to certain situations with comments or actions, like Kevin attempting to raid the vending machine during a fire drill, that are incongruous with the scenario. I also believe t...

I agree the most with Marie Collins Swabey's idea that incongruity is found humorous because the two aspects are irrelevant to one another in a acceptable scenario. Often the humor is found within the topic of discussion because the two concepts are dissimilar. Swabey distinguishes that there are two forms of incongruity, logical and factual, and that the context in which incongruity is utilized may differ. Logical, which infringe on the laws of logic, are usually entertaining because the person utilizing the logical incongruity makes a false statement, which overlaps with the idea of superiority theory. Logical incongruity appeals to our sense of rational form where as factual appeals more to the incompatibility of certain topics. This form of incongruity is demonstrated when the association of said topics are viewed as incompatible or abnormal to the audience. Although Roger Scruton disagrees with the theory that the abnormality of the incongruent pairing of two ideas in not wha...

Vines That Keep Me From Quitting Life In no particular order: https://youtu.be/hamKHb_JEEg 1).  IT terrifies. IT mercilessly takes children and consumes their souls. Pennywise lures Georgie in with the promise of candy, popcorn, and the circus. We all assumed we would be safe from this deadly trap now that our adolescence is over and our desire for juvenile treats and entertainment has passed. But wait. IT's power has adapted and now we are no longer safe. IT now entices with... No...Can it be? PENIS ENLARMENT PILLS? We are all doomed. https://youtu.be/_U_UytUgnDc 2). The Wii. Let that sink in. A wii is not just another game. Heavens no! The wii aided us in our childhood and provided the content we needed. It was not just another source  of entertainment, it was a lifestyle and we (no pun intended) all lived for it. After a long day of dealing with other small children, we all needed that break from reality; an escape if you will. And the wii was always ther...

Everything Right With Big Mouth Big Mouth appeals to audiences because of its relatable and raunchy humor that is delivered by the main characters, pubescent teens attempting to navigate their way through middle school. The uncomfortable results of the majority of their misfortunes effectively illustrate the cringe-worthy experience that all members of our society goes through.   The exaggerated stereotypes of middle school students is thoroughly entertaining as they often seek aid from absurd characters around them such as the ghost of Duke Ellington, a hypersexual supernatural force residing in one of the boys' attics, always willing to give advice to the sexually confused and uncomfortable enigmas that are the boys. To make the whole concept of puberty and the raging hormones that we as pre-teens experience, puberty has two characters, the hormone monster and monstress. Because they embody all the emotions that both boys and girls experience while g...