BUI301F2022/Humor Theory

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Theories of humor

  • Superiority theories
  • Relief or release theories
  • Incongruity theories

Texts & resources

  • Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
    • Our Hospitality (pp. 12-13, 17)
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm (pp. 25-26)
    • The Three Stooges (p. 30)
    • South Park (p. 33)
  • Modern Family