Hill Douglas FYW

Impractical Jokers is a show I’ve never gotten into, and I’m not quite sure why. A few of my friends are really into it, but now after watching these clips, I might have to start watching it more often. Out of all those videos, I found the stalk and text to the most amusing. I found them so funny that I even took to YouTube to watch the rest of them. The punishments are also hilarious, because these guys are absolutely insane. They also must be dedicated to their show, because I would never get piercings or tattoos like that just to be funny. I definitely agree that superiority theory is very well represented in their humor. You’d have to think most people viewing the show would feel to superior to these guys, as chances are they wouldn’t do many of the stupid things they do, nor would they subject themselves to such debauchery and embarrassment. The incongruity theory is also prominent though too. The four guys do a lot of pranks that are pretty absurd, and I think that is part of th...

Although I have never seen either of the Baywatch movies, I have definitely heard of them. I feel like the original Baywatch is referenced quite often in a lot of movies. From what I know about the movies, I would agree that the second one did a good job of keeping a lot of the aspects of the first, yet made it funnier. I am also kind of a fan Dwayne Johnson, but I didn’t know he was in this movie. He is in a lot of good movies, so I’m sure this one is good as well. Even in just those two scenes I can tell they did a good job of utilizing all of the comedy theories together. While I would think a lot of people out there might consider this violating, those who don’t would definitely find it hilarious. This is why it fits well under the umbrella of the benign violation theory. I think the incongruity theory is a very close second in terms of where the humor comes from. The events that took place in those scenes are absolutely absurd, and in my opinion, that is frequently the funnies hu...