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Absurd
details that are added to smth until it becomes tottaly ridicoulous
aside
a thought added as if something the speaker was saying reminded him of it
banter
rapid back and forth
blendword/portmanteau
blending 2 words to make a new one
blue humuor
rated r humuor
brevity
short sentences after longer ones
details
just giving details
euphemism
using language to make smth seem less serious
hyperbole
an exaggeration
incongruity between subject and tone
small thing is made way bigger than it should be
double entendre
indirect hint
situational irony
opposite happens of what you expect to happen
dramatic irony
the audience knows smth the character doesnt
verbal irony
opposite of what you mean
jargon
using big words to sound smart
kicker
lasst final joke sentence
malapropism
uninteninallyh misprounouncing a word
mixed metaphor
mix common sayings to comic effect
non sequitur
one thing follows another and they are not related
parody
good natured satire
slapstick
physical comedy
pun
self explanatory
punching up
poking fun at people above you in society
repition
repeating smth
rule of three
keep three things
running gag
a gag you go back to
satire
targeting a specific thing
schadenfreude
finding humuor at physical pain
shagy dog
a story that goes on for way too long
spoonerism
uninentiional ex: our queer old Dean instead of our dear old queen
tragedy+time=comedy
more time has passed, more acceptable it is to joke about it
turn of phrase
making a serious point and an unexpcted meaning is revealed
understatement
self explanatory