Although I do not keep up with sports that often, I was able to enjoy the skit because of the multiple forms of humor and use of the three theories. I agree with Trace that incongruity theory is most prominently displayed in D.C.'s responses to the questions asked by the interviewer and his comments to the other sports players. The part that I found to be most entertaining was when D.C., portrayed by Kenan Thompson, began to refer to every other character as "Greg" despite the fact that no one in the room goes by Greg. This utilizes incongruity theory as the audience is not expecting D.C. to, in addition to getting phrases wrong, address everyone by this name. While it does become apparent that D.C. has suffered sever brain damage from his football career, this addition of having him call the other men by the name Greg is so random and incongruous that the audience laughs. D.C. then beings to discuss all his injuries from previous games and discusses the mentality that surrounds injuries within the sport. The most apparent damage that has been done to D.C. over the years is to his brain, as he continues to make no sense with the utmost confidence. This stab at the sport and the injuries it cause brings in superiority theory as audience members laugh at the characters ignorance from the damage but also the danger of the sport. It is no secret that football can cause numerous injuries to the head, some with fatal potential. SNL pokes fun at this aspect of the sport through their portrayal of the character as he is unable to make any sense during the interview. As they are wrapping up the interview, the host of the show states that all the injuries D.C. has had, came from the nine games he has played in seven seasons. This part of the skit made me laugh even more, because of how few games D.C. actually participated in. D.C. then says that this was due to injuries and death in the family - his death (he died but was resuscitated). This utilizes incongruity as the audience is not expecting the "death in the family" to be D.C.'s death himself. Overall, the skit is able to make the audience laugh because of the way SNL is portraying football through his character.
The amount of memes that I saw during the time of Hurricane Florence was wild. What shocked me even more and added to the humor of many of the posts, tweets, or memes was the fact that those who were being directly affected by Florence were the people making light of the situation. Like the individual who was forced to close their store that Madelyn refers to, many individuals, though suffering great losses, made these jokes and memes about the great destruction that was caused. These example of the people who were suffering the most but making the most jokes about the destruction, are perfect examples of relief theory. While most the country was terrified and worried about the effects of Hurricane Florence, some individuals were able to relieve this tension and worry through their nonchalant posts that found humor within the situation. While many of the posts I witnessed usually depicted once instance of the hurricane's devastation, the account that an individual made from the per...
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