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'''Insult comedy''' is a [[comedy]] genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults directed at the performer's audience and/or other performers.<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G2nZzPKpwjkC&pg=PA167 |title=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G2nZzPKpwjkC&pg=PA167 |title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing |author=James Mendrinos, Jim Mendrinos |isbn=9781592572311 |publisher=Penguin |year=2004}}</ref> |
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'''Insult comedy''' is a [[comedy]] genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults directed at the performer's audience and/or other performers. |
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Typical targets for insult include individuals in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a [[Roast (comedy)|roast]]. An insult comedian often maintains a competitive and interactive relationship with his or her audience. The style has been described as 'festive abuse'. |
Typical targets for insult include individuals in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a [[Roast (comedy)|roast]]. An insult comedian often maintains a competitive and interactive relationship with his or her audience. The style has been described as 'festive abuse'. |
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* [[Bob Hope]]<ref name=rtc>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gcKC3Ht5aEUC&pg=PA13 |title=The road to comedy |author=Donald W. McCaffrey}}</ref> |
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* [[Fred Allen]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6HxBhNQcJBUC&pg=PA141 |title=Fred Allen's Radio Comedy |author=Alan Havig}}</ref> |
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* [[Jeff Duran]] |
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* [[Redd Foxx]] |
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Revision as of 09:04, 12 December 2010
Insult comedy is a comedy genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults directed at the performer's audience and/or other performers.[1]
Typical targets for insult include individuals in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a roast. An insult comedian often maintains a competitive and interactive relationship with his or her audience. The style has been described as 'festive abuse'.
The style can be distinguished from an act based on satire, or political humour. Comedians such as Groucho Marx, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin or Bill Hicks, are not considered insult comedians.
Notable insult comics
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See also
References
- ^ James Mendrinos, Jim Mendrinos (2004), The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing, Penguin, ISBN 9781592572311
- ^ a b Donald W. McCaffrey, The road to comedy
- ^ Alan Havig, Fred Allen's Radio Comedy
- ^ O'Connor, Anahad. "Greg Giraldo, Insult-Humor Comic, Dies at 44", The New York Times, September 30, 2010