Comedy: Different Perspectives On Humor

Perspectives on Humor

Humor is a globally used phenomenon that comedians and people in general use everyday. Many people have their own views on humor and how people should use it and when to use it. However, what makes comedy funny to one group of people and not the other? I definitely believe that it depends on the kind of audience a comedian has. No one can ever tell when is the right time to for humor after a devastating event. Humorous situations come naturally.

A perfect example of comedian who used humor on a serious personal situation inside of serious situation that effected thousands of people is Pete Davidson. There was a show on TV and it was a few comedians joking on Justin Bieber. Kevin Hart, who is my favorite comedian, was

However, one of his jokes just seemed thoughtless. It is understood that he has racist in his family. In one of his stand-ups, he used the word ‘nigger’ numerous times. To someone who is African American, they would be greatly offended. Though it isn’t just being offended, it is much deeper than that. Most African Americans feel as though Caucasians aren’t allowed to joke around with them because of the serious events that took place in history and continues to take place today. In some situations African Americans can be deemed just downright sensitive because they know for a fact that Louis C.K isn’t a racist. Though the ultimate question becomes, is it ever going to be alright for any other race, besides African American, to tell an African American joke whether the world knows your racist or not? To avoid confrontation, racial jokes should completely be taken off of the table and not with just African Americans. There is no way to tell a racist joke and avoid the heat from the other race. There are other topics that comedians can joke about and still be funny and have an audience drawn to

I believe this statement is in fact false. Comedians disprove the statement continuously each and every night when they tell jokes about the idiotic things they have done in life or weaknesses he or she may have. People tend to not accept their flaw and decisions in life as quickly as other people would accept that person’s flaws and weaknesses but eventually we all do. With some people it just takes a longer time. A comedian in particular who is always finding humor in his life whether it is about how short he is or not being able to hang out with athletes is Kevin Hart. In fact, the type of comedy he does is known as self deprecation comedy. Self-deprecation is the act of reprimanding oneself by belittling, undervaluing, or disparaging oneself, or being excessively modest (dictionary). I believe this is considered virtue ethics. Virtue ethics states that “character matters above all else. Living an ethical life, or acting rightly, requires developing and demonstrating the virtues of courage, compassion, wisdom, and temperance. It also requires the avoidance of vices like greed, jealousy, and selfishness.”(http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/ethics-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html) ) If everyone were to live by the definition of virtue ethics no one would care as much about his or her own foibles and stupidities because everyone would understand that