Joking Apart : Comedy/Humor

Blow (someone) away

Burst into (laughter)

Crack up

Gross (someone) out

Kid around

Laugh at

Laugh (something) off

Mess with (someone)

Pass out

Comedian

Entertaining

Goofy

Humorous

Practical Joke

Side-splitting

Sitcom

Slapstick

Stand-up

Black Comedy

Character Comedy

Improvisational Comedy

Insult Comedy

Mockumentary

Observational Comedy

Situational Comedy

Physical Comedy (& slapstick)

Prop Comedy

Sitcom

Sketch Comedy

Spoof

Wordplay

How to Think Like a Comedy Writer

Listening Lab:

Audio 1: Make Em Laugh

Audio 2: Casualty Explained

Audio 3: The Art of Humor

Audio 4: Apple Picking is Only Romantic to White People

Coming Soon…

Sitcom: Joey and the ESL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWmWalfbwA

Mockumentary: The Office How to Prevent the Spread of Germs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-NSPhLHIBA

Prop comedy: Kristen Wiig Michael Jordan (skip the first 30 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4-Tru0XREY

Sketch comedy: Meet Cute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfiXtvej7Q

Black/Dark comedy: Short film about Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghuntBvDKLE

Spoof: Stranger things SNL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF7qb6Y3GJE

Impersonation: Kate McKinnon (only watch 3:15-4:35) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4diQzaP_x3k

Character Comedy: Pee Wee Herman bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urnRVr1P2bc

Insult comedy: Key & Peele Insult Comic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlTbJZ64sVM&t=12s

Situational/Observational comedy: The Elevator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-TQQE1y68c

Wordplay: Substitute Teacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw

Physical comedy/ Slapstick: I love lucy chocolate scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3axU2b0dDk

Improvisational/ Improv: Questions only Whose line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cX8KLOb0w8

Improv 2 Jimmy on the Street: Can you name this country? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFOpN957p3s