Anti-humor
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| - | :''[[Latka Gravas]]'' | + | '''Anti-humor''' and '''anti-jokes''' (also known as '''unjokes''') are a kind of [[humor]] based on the [[surprise factor]] of absence of an expected [[joke]] or of a [[punch line]] in a narration which is set up as a joke. This kind of [[anticlimax]] is similar to that of the [[shaggy dog story]]. In fact, some researchers see the "shaggy dog story" as a type of anti-joke. |
| - | '''Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman''' ([[January 17]], [[1949]] – [[May 16]], [[1984]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[entertainer]] and [[performance art]]ist. Though many refer to him as a [[comedian]], Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in [[comedy]] as it was traditionally understood; instead, he was a practitioner of [[anti-humor]] or [[dada]] [[absurdism|absurdist]] performance art. | + | |
| + | An example of anti-humor is "[[Why did the chicken cross the road?]]" with the answer, "To get to the other side". Another popular unjoke involves any seemingly humorous setup leading to the non-sequitur "punchline" of "[[No soap, radio]]". Another example of anti-humor is "A man walks into a bar. His alcohol dependency is destroying his family". Another form of anti-humor is poking fun at bad humor by the way of [[parody]]. An example is ''[[Jim's Journal]]'', a comic strip by [[Scott Dikkers]], co-founder of ''[[The Onion]]'', whose four-panel strips end without any sort of punchline. [[Alternative comedy]], among its other aspects, parodies the traditional idea of the joke as a form of humor. [[Andy Kaufman]] saw himself as a practitioner of anti-humor. Other comedians known for their anti-humor are [[Ted Chippington]], [[Neil Hamburger]], [[Corey Mystyshyn]], and [[Bill Bailey]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Anti-art]] | ||
| + | *[[Dadaism]] | ||
| + | *[[Meta-joke]] | ||
| + | *[[Nonsense verse]] | ||
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Anti-humor and anti-jokes (also known as unjokes) are a kind of humor based on the surprise factor of absence of an expected joke or of a punch line in a narration which is set up as a joke. This kind of anticlimax is similar to that of the shaggy dog story. In fact, some researchers see the "shaggy dog story" as a type of anti-joke.
An example of anti-humor is "Why did the chicken cross the road?" with the answer, "To get to the other side". Another popular unjoke involves any seemingly humorous setup leading to the non-sequitur "punchline" of "No soap, radio". Another example of anti-humor is "A man walks into a bar. His alcohol dependency is destroying his family". Another form of anti-humor is poking fun at bad humor by the way of parody. An example is Jim's Journal, a comic strip by Scott Dikkers, co-founder of The Onion, whose four-panel strips end without any sort of punchline. Alternative comedy, among its other aspects, parodies the traditional idea of the joke as a form of humor. Andy Kaufman saw himself as a practitioner of anti-humor. Other comedians known for their anti-humor are Ted Chippington, Neil Hamburger, Corey Mystyshyn, and Bill Bailey.
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