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Revision as of 04:27, 29 March 2006 by Bryan Derksen (talk | contribs) (Reverted edits by Rimsy (talk) to last version by Discospinster)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Self-referential humor relies on a subject 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.
Self-referential humor is sometimes combined with breaking the fourth wall.
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