Subversive Comedy Genre

A Subversive Comedy Genre is a comedy genre that undermines conventional expectations and social norms through transgressive humor.

• AKA: Alternative Comedy, Anti-Comedy Genre, Transgressive Comedy.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) challenge Subversive Comedy Genre Comedy Conventions through subversive comedy genre structural rebellion.
  • It can (typically) violate Subversive Comedy Genre Social Taboos via subversive comedy genre boundary pushing.
  • It can (typically) deconstruct Subversive Comedy Genre Entertainment Forms within subversive comedy genre performance contexts.
  • It can (often) create Subversive Comedy Genre Audience Discomfort through subversive comedy genre expectation violation.
  • It can (often) critique Subversive Comedy Genre Power Structures via subversive comedy genre satirical methods.
  • It can (often) blur Subversive Comedy Genre Reality Boundarys between subversive comedy genre performance and subversive comedy genre authenticity.
  • It can range from being a Mild Subversion to being an Extreme Transgression, depending on its violation degree.
  • It can range from being a Playful Subversion to being a Hostile Subversion, depending on its antagonism level.
  • It can range from being a Subtle Subversion to being an Overt Subversion, depending on its explicitness degree.
  • It can range from being a Intellectual Subversion to being a Visceral Subversion, depending on its appeal type.
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• Example(s):
  • Anti-Comedy Performers, such as:
    • Andy Kaufman, blurring performance and reality.
    • Tim and Eric, destroying television conventions.
    • Neil Hamburger, embodying deliberately bad comedy.
  • Subversive Comedy Techniques, such as:
    • Anti-Humor Technique, rejecting joke structures.
    • Meta-Humor Technique, deconstructing comedy itself.
    • Narrative Misdirection Technique, subverting story expectations.
  • Subversive Comedy Shows, such as:
    • The Eric Andre Show, destroying talk show format.
    • Wonder Showzen, subverting children's television.
    • On Cinema, parodying film criticism exhaustively.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Mainstream Comedy, which follows established conventions.
  • Family Comedy, which maintains social appropriateness.
  • Traditional Stand-Up, which uses conventional joke structures.
• See: Comedy Genre, Anti-Humor Technique, Alternative Comedy Movement, Transgressive Art, Satire, Black Comedy, Performance Art, Experimental Theatre, Avant-Garde.

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