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Comedy is a communication system for people to make other people realize how stupid some things are. Be they stupid people, places or things. Comedy is usually expressed by Comedians which may be Canadians, individuals, teams or troupes. Animators and illustrators may also qualify as comedians, as their product serves the same purpose. Certainly, Propaganda, pornography and laundry detergent advertisements may be funny, and serve as de facto comedy, but they are not officially comedy.
Internet comedy, called Lulz, was initially just about cats and a few other cute animals. It was introduced in the 1950s, with dogs introduced within a year, after much demand in the UK. It also used the terrestrial internet through ground-based modems. Later, high speed via overhead and/or underground wiring and then 3G were introduced. More recently in the 21st century, lulz has increasingly moved from analog to digital technology. (Full article...)
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Comedy is a constantly evolving creature. What was once funny in olden times may be met with blank stares and drooling today. This is because the human mind has become more sophisticated with every passing year, despite evidence to the contrary. Society has innovated, and as comedy is a significant part of any civilization, what humors society has innovated along with it.
Explored in this article are several of the most notable ways comedy has innovated over the years.
The pie-in-the face gag
- Old: Bob gets hit in the face with a cream pie.
- New: Bob gets hit in the face with a cream pie. Bob dies.
- What's changed: This is what is referred to as “dark comedy.”
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Martin left Mad in 1987, and he began cartooning for copy-Mad humor publication Cracked, which insulted its larger competitor by billing Martin as "Cracked's MADest Artist." After six years with Cracked, Martin parted company with the magazine in 1993. A year later, he launched his own short-lived publication, Don Martin Do-It-Yourself which only published two issues before Martin was abducted.…
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Did You Know...
- ... that he more you drink, the funnier this is.
- ...that Comedy was invented by God when he created the Duck-billed Platypus?
- ... a priest, a rabbi and a minister walked into a bar and ordered a drink.
- ... that Karl Marx is considered the father of Comedism.
- ... that in Poland, Polish jokes are just called jokes.
- ... what is more disgusting than a pile of dead light bulbs?
- ...that Jesus is coming, so try and look busy.
- ....that no bumper stickers were harmed making this list.
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