Adviser:
the comic
adviser gives uncalled for advice in a Punch prototype. Ex: Advice to
people who want to buy a puppy: Don't.
Anecdotes:
any
interesting event, either having to do with a celebrity or something smaller, that helps the
humorist make a point. Anecdotes are great for the speaker and writer.
Aside:
a thought added as if something the speaker was saying reminded him of it.
Banter: good-natured
teasing back and forth; exchange of witty remarks.
Blendword:
blending
two or three words to make a new word. Ex: smog for smoke and fog.
Blue Humor:
not
appropriate for the public speaker. Humor based on easily offensive subjects like
making love, body parts, and bodily functions.
Blunder:
wit based on
a person who makes a mistake, which makes them appear foolish.
Bull:
a humorous statement that is based on an outrageous contradiction.
Ex: "The best people have never had kids."
Burlesque:
a form of
satire. Burlesque ridicules any basic style of speech or writing. (Parody makes
fun of specific writings.)
Caricature:
exaggeration of a person’s mental, physical, or personality traits, in
wisecrack form.
The Catch Tale:
a
funny story that messes up the reader or listener by implying an awful ending
but then stopping with a small declaration.
Conundrum:
a word
puzzle that can’t be solved because the answer is a pun. Ex: why do cows wear
bells? Their horns don’t work.
Epigram:
clever, short saying about a general group. Mostly satire about mankind. Two
types, wordplay and thought play.
Exaggerism:
an exaggerated witticism that overstates the features, defects, or
the strangeness of
someone or something.
Freudian Slip:
a funny statement which seems to just pop out, but which
actually comes
from the person’s subconscious thoughts.
Hyperbole:
extreme exaggeration.
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