I've been looking for the answer to this question for a very long time.
What makes something funny?
Cussing and talking about lady parts. Or so you'd think these days...
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Tragedy + time.
The Doctor is out. Far out.
Your mom.
ZING!
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Say something like that again, I'll put you on my ignore list. - HoldMeThrillMe
Your mom.
ZING!
One kind of thing, among plenty, that really makes me laugh are little non-chalant or mundane moments mixed in to absurd or hectic, crazy situations.
For example; some guy ringing an other guys' neck, giving him a right throttling, and then he pauses comfortably for a second to take a sip of his drink (while keeping one hand on the guys' neck) right before resuming to throtte the poor guy just the same.
...A sip between throttlings. HEH-Heh-heh!
In one episode, forget which
Someone starts to give the original, Historical answer, but cuts it with some joke
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Comedy and Tragedy
The old Greek Stuff, the two Masks, remember ?
Laughing and Crying
Plus, they had an easy definition:
Comedy is something good happening to someone who does not deserve it
Tragedy is something bad happening to someone who does not deserve it
Ok ?
And like a Coin
Each side is only defined by the other
But that lead us to a Ying Yang Thing
Rather save that for another day ;-)
Comedy is subjective; what makes me laugh may not make anyone else laugh.
Timing is everything; a good joke, told poorly, is not funny. A bad joke, properly presented, will leave the listener in stitches.
OK?
Are you sure it wasn't:
Comedy is something bad happening to someone who does deserve it