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When trying to define comedy or what makes something funny, there are many things that can be taken into concideration.  I personally think something can only be comedic or funny if the audience it is directed at thinks it is.  … Continue reading →

I think the root of humor comes from an expectation that is unfulfilled. I have absolutely no research to back this up, so I am merely speaking from a stream of thought. It seems like the mind has certain expectations … Continue reading →

The essence of comedy to me is similar to beauty. An old saying which says ” beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” goes hand in hand with comedy. When something is funny to a person it is because … Continue reading →

When I think about comedy, I first think of a few of my favorite funny movies. Two of my most favorite are Zoolander and Keeping Mum. Keeping Mum is a dark comedy about a family whose new housekeeper is both … Continue reading →

At first glance, comedy may seem like a sort of impulsive component of interaction that we process subconsciously. However, when the concept of comedy is thoroughly observed, many underlying factors come into play. Regardless of these components, most can agree … Continue reading →

My initial reaction to the question “what does comedy mean to you?” was to think about a comedy movie. Comedy movies, i believe, have skewed my perception of what “comedy” is. To me, it symbolizes something that will make me … Continue reading →

When I was in high school, I took a class called Humor in Literature.  Our final project for the class was to simply answer this very same question: What is humor?  Many of my friends in the class went around … Continue reading →

Comedy, to me, is the good-humored joking around that will make someone laugh out loud. I do not find many tv shows or stupid humor movies funny such as : Step Brothers, How I Met Your Mother, or Tosh.O. I … Continue reading →

I have chosen to research the fascinating Pirahã Tribe, a group of roughly 420 hunter-gatherers that resides on the banks of the Maici River in Brazil. What I found remarkable was the fact that this tribe does not know the … Continue reading →

“African Philosophy.” – New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2012. <http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/African_philosophy>. This source conveys the African philosophy of different cultures perceptions of time in relation to their religion. It talks about the existence of only the past and … Continue reading →