Comedy Technique
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A Comedy Technique is a performance technique that creates humor effects through structured comedic methods.
- AKA: Humor Technique, Comic Method, Comedic Approach.
- Context:
- It can (typically) manipulate Comedy Technique Audience Expectations for comedy technique laugh responses.
- It can (typically) employ Comedy Technique Timing Elements for comedy technique comedic impact.
- It can (typically) utilize Comedy Technique Structural Patterns within comedy technique performance frameworks.
- It can (often) combine Comedy Technique Multiple Methods for comedy technique layered effects.
- It can (often) adapt to Comedy Technique Cultural Contexts and comedy technique audience demographics.
- It can (often) evolve with Comedy Technique Historical Periods and comedy technique social norms.
- It can range from being a Verbal Comedy Technique to being a Physical Comedy Technique, depending on its expression mode.
- It can range from being a Traditional Comedy Technique to being an Experimental Comedy Technique, depending on its convention adherence.
- It can range from being a Subtle Comedy Technique to being a Broad Comedy Technique, depending on its obviousness level.
- It can range from being a Scripted Comedy Technique to being an Improvisational Comedy Technique, depending on its preparation degree.
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- Example(s):
- Narrative Comedy Techniques, such as:
- Shaggy Dog Storytelling Technique, using extended narratives with anticlimactic endings.
- Extended Setup Technique, building prolonged context before resolution.
- Tangential Digression Technique, wandering from main narrative.
- Delivery Comedy Techniques, such as:
- Deadpan Delivery Technique, using emotionless presentation.
- Physical Comedy Technique, employing body movements for humor.
- Character Comedy Technique, creating comedic personas.
- Structural Comedy Techniques, such as:
- Anti-Humor Technique, subverting joke expectations.
- Meta-Humor Technique, commenting on comedy itself.
- Callback Comedy Technique, referencing earlier material.
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- Narrative Comedy Techniques, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Dramatic Technique, which aims for emotional depth rather than humor.
- Documentary Technique, which prioritizes factual presentation over comedy.
- Instructional Technique, which focuses on education rather than entertainment.
- See: Performance Technique, Literary Device, Narrative Technique, Comedy Genre, Humor Theory, Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy Writing, Entertainment Method, Audience Engagement.