Shock humour is a style of comedy intended to shock the audience. This can be achieved through excessively foul toilet humour, mocking of serious themes (a.k.a black comedy), or through tactlessness in the aftermath of a crisis.
In radio, shock jocks use this brand of humour. In conservative communities, such risque broadcasting can cause controversy, such as Jim Quinn and Don Jefferson's "Stupid Human Tricks" segment of their late-80s WBZZ-FM show.[1]
Examples of shock humour include the coarseness of television show Family Guy[2] and Da Ali G Show.[3]
References
- ^ Ron Weiskind (20 Feb 1988). "Radio Humor: How Shocking Will It Get?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=QFENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5G0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=shock-humor&pg=1710%2C5510817.
- ^ Moore, Frazier (September 27, 2009). "‘Family Guy’ sidekick scores his own cartoon show". houmatoday.com. http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20090927/ENTERTAINMENT/909249865/1030/OPINION02?Title=-8216-Family-Guy-8217-sidekick-scores-his-own-cartoon-show.
- ^ Lumenick, Lou (July 7, 2009). "Baron Cohen's 'Borat' Follow-Up is Wunderbar". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/numero_bruno_LiQXfEoarRRhCbUnxQjMgP.
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