Types of Humour

• satire ridicules and makes fun of people, ideas, or institutions
• parody is humorous imitation of something serious or famous, especially in order to make fun of it
• stereotyping is exaggerating characteristics to mock a person
• Visual humour takes various forms, ranging from grotesque masks and bawdy costumes (the men often had huge wooden phalli attached to them)
• Verbal humour is the use of words with double meanings and puns often lost in translation
• farce is when characters are acting in a ridiculous or exaggerated manner
• topical allusions are references to a specific place, time, or event in the text
• situation comedy is when ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary circumstances and react in an unusual, entertaining way
• Character-based humour is a basic comic character that can be established with such speed and success that the audience will laugh the minute he comes on stage.
• surreal humour is the use of surreal imagery to create a sense of disorientation and confusion
• Vulgar humour is a type of humour that is offensive, rude, or crude.
• scatological humour is offensive or obscene, especially in relation to bodily functions