YOU MUST BE JOKING!

UN-PC HUMOUR (politically correct)

PARODY

SATIRE

Another example of satire is Irish writer Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. It begins by lamenting the sad fate of the poverty-stricken Irish who have to spend all their time looking for food to stuff in their kids' mouths. Luckily, the author has come up with an excellent way to put the brats to good use: raise them as food for wealthy citizens. Really, it all makes perfect sense. If you aren't entirely convinced right away, he proceeds to spell out the benefits.

By the way, do you know what day it is tomorrow, March 17th? Yessss! Saint Patrick's Day.

SLAPTICK

STAND-UP COMEDY

BLACK HUMOUR

the goodies and the baddies
skull /skʌl/

The difference between British and American humour

Funny puns:

Fantasy

Both toad and towed are pronounced /təʊd/

Titanic /taɪˈtæn.ɪk/

Tack

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