Affront or Humor: Social Stigma in Stand-up Comedy
Abstract
Recently, talk shows have become a popular entertainment activity among young people, and more people have different opinions on the irony of stand-up comedy. As a result, this research is about the social stigma in talk shows, including the examples in the genres, language styles and the audience response of these things in talk shows. The research on this topic would be useful to help the audience understand more about the social stigma in talk shows, not only the humor, but also a kind of way to show the standpoint of the comedians. When the audience hears this kind of humor in the future, they can not only laugh it off but also think about the meaning behind it. This research used the case analysis method to analyze some cases of different comedians to explain the phenomenon. This paper found that in talk shows, social stigma is very common and this stereotype not only be shown in language but also can be felt from the form.
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