Off-color humor

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Off-color humor (also known as vulgar humor, crude humor, or shock humor) is humor that deals with topics that may be considered to be in poor taste or

poems, black comedy, blue comedy, insult comedy, cringe comedy and skits
) may incorporate "off-color" elements.

Most commonly labeled as "off-color" are acts concerned with sex, a particular ethnic group, or gender. Other off-color topics include violence, particularly domestic abuse; excessive swearing or

anti-joke
.

History

Off-color jokes were used in Ancient Greek comedy, including the humor of Aristophanes.[1] His work parodied some of the great tragedians of his time, especially Euripides, using τὸ φορτικόν/ἡ κωμῳδία φορτική (variously translated as "low comedy", "vulgar farce", "disgusting, obscene farces") that received great popularity among his contemporaries.[2]

William Shakespeare, the 16th-century playwright and poet, is well known for his ribald humor. Almost every one of his plays contains suggestive jokes and innuendo.

Jonathan Swift, an Irish satirist in the 17th century, used scatological humor in some of his pieces, including his famous essay A Modest Proposal and his rather crude poem "The Lady's Dressing Room", in which the speaker comments on the goings-on in a 17th-century woman's room, including her business in her chamber pot.

Dirty jokes were once considered

alter-egos Derek and Clive, Dolemite, and Andrew Dice Clay. George Carlin and Richard Pryor
have used it as an effective tool for social commentary.

In the 1990s and modern era, comedians such as

The Aristocrats is perhaps the most famous dirty joke in the US and is certainly one of the best-known and most oft-repeated among comedians themselves. Tom Green has used shock humor in The Tom Green Show and the film Freddy Got Fingered
, using outrageous stunts and jokes to draw an audience in.

In

Viz
.

Veg and non-veg jokes

In some parts of the world, including India, sexual humor in particular is known as "non-veg" humor, contrasted with the "veg" jokes that are more acceptable in polite company. The use of the term "non-veg" is probably a reference to the carnal nature of sexual humor, and can be viewed in the context of the prevalence of both

vegetarian and non-vegetarian dietary preferences in India.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. JSTOR 292910
    .
  2. ^ Lewis, Amy (1 January 2020). "Aristophanes And The Poetics Of Low Comedy". Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations: 10.
  3. ^ "The Redd Foxx Show : Redd Foxx Comedy Hour". Archived from the original on 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2005-07-27.
  4. ISBN 978-1-905548-28-6
    .
  5. ^ Kanak Hirani Nautiyal (9 Jun 2005). "Porn again and again".
    Times of India. Times Internet Limited. Archived
    from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (November 24, 2006). ""Even critics laugh at non-veg jokes" - Sangeeth Sivan". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on Dec 14, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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