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| '''Self-referential humor''' relies on making light of itself in some manner. For example, a comedy play that featured the story of a group of fictional ]s attempting to put on a comedy play would be fertile ground for self-referential humor. A more concrete example would be the '']'' episode "]". Another example would be ]'s sketch ''No one called Jones'' in which he plays a teacher telling students with names like "Genital", "Myprick" and "Zipper" to stop making smutty puerile jokes. | '''Self-referential humor''' relies on making light of itself in some manner. For example, a comedy play that featured the story of a group of fictional ]s attempting to put on a comedy play would be fertile ground for self-referential humor. A more concrete example would be the '']'' episode "]". Another example would be ]'s sketch ''No one called Jones'' in which he plays a teacher telling students with names like "Genital", "Myprick" and "Zipper" to stop making smutty puerile jokes. Because it can be subtle, it is often used instead of more obvious humor in places that aspire to be taken seriously, like ]. | ||
| Self-referential humor is sometimes combined with breaking the ]. | Self-referential humor is sometimes combined with breaking the ]. | ||
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Self-referential humor relies on making light of itself in some manner. For example, a comedy play that featured the story of a group of fictional thespians attempting to put on a comedy play would be fertile ground for self-referential humor. A more concrete example would be the Stargate SG-1 episode "Wormhole X-Treme!". Another example would be Rowan Atkinson's sketch No one called Jones in which he plays a teacher telling students with names like "Genital", "Myprick" and "Zipper" to stop making smutty puerile jokes. Because it can be subtle, it is often used instead of more obvious humor in places that aspire to be taken seriously, like ].
Self-referential humor is sometimes combined with breaking the fourth wall.
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