Comedy Technique

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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• 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.

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