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What is Absurdist Humor?
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Absurdism (Philosophy)
In philosophy, "the Absurd" refers to the conflict between (1) the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and (2) the human inability to find any. In this context absurd does not mean "logically impossible", but rather "humanly impossible". The universe and the human mind do not each separately cause the Absurd, but rather, the Absurd arises by the contradictory nature of the two existing simultaneously
Absurdist/Surreal Humor
Constructions of surreal humour tend to involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational or absurd situations and expressions of nonsense.
The humour arises from a subversion of audience's expectations, so that amusement is founded on unpredictability, separate from a logical analysis of the situation. The humour derived gets its appeal from the fact that the situation described is so ridiculous or unlikely
Laughter
Laughter is triggered when we find something humorous. There are three traditional theories about what we find humorous:
What is Absurdist Humor?
Patrick Sullivan
Citations (in order of appearance)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6253ap0WU-
- http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alicepic/disney-movie/caterpillar-2.jpg-
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism
- http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/laughter5.htm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhjs5OewAvA-
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0g3q_4kZnU-
- http://static2.quoteswave.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/It-never-got-weird.jpg-
- Relief
Release/relieve stress
- Superiority
Mistakes/Misfortune
- Incongruity
illogical relationships