One main point seen throughout the readings so far is that we laugh when we are surprised. This interests me because when I think of someone being surprised I think of people having the opposite reaction of laughter, usually being scared. When someone is surprised they are not expecting what happens and thus they are upset or angry that such an event would happen. Being surprised according to the book “Comedy Writing Secrets” is one of the main reasons as to why we laugh. According to the book people laugh when they are surprised to cover their feelings of embarrassment. The book states that you cannot be funny without the element of surprise. In my opinion I think the writer has left out the fact that when people are surprised most of the time their feelings consist of horror, scared or nervous, not instant laughter.
In this video there is a surprise ending that really makes the video funny. The ending is something that is completely unexpected that the audience did not see coming. I believe that at the end of a joke or humorous play if the actor does something out of the ordinary then the audience will laugh because they were not expecting the act to occur. This is what is explained in some of the previous readings, if something out of the ordinary occurs then the audiences reaction would be to laugh.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/16388/saturday-night-live-surprise-party
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