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'''Self-referential humor''' relies on a subject making light of itself in some manner. For example, a ] 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.

Self-referential humor is sometimes combined with breaking the ].

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