https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUMTMtlRUwg
I found that incongruity was the most convincing account. Inconsistency in most things honestly infuriates me. When a company or organization or person is inconsistent, it frustrates me to no end. However, when it comes to comedy, inconsistency can be hilarious, as can incongruity. The sheer absurdity of something can be enough to be funny, and deliberately being inconsistent can, depending on one's opinion, be viewed as humorous. A great example of this would be with the show "Big Mouth." This is a cartoon which follows a few children going through puberty in extremely graphic and gross ways. One of the main characters, named Andrew, has what is initially assumed to be a figment of his imagination. This figment is a "hormone monster" who goads Andrew into being gross and going through puberty and is initially assumed to be all in his head. However, as the show progresses, the monster goes so far as to be seen by other people and even interact with them. This leads to audience to become confused in an entertaining way because the show is deliberately mixing things up simply for the sake of comedy. This can be viewed as extremely smart and a very different take from most other imaginary friends since the hormone monster is practically malleable. Sometimes incongruity can come off as silly or stupid, and, if executed incorrectly, can just be plain confusing. However, the risk can often be worth the reward, and jokes that constantly change and don't allow the viewer to keep a foot in reality can be hilarious, which is why it was the most convincing account of the three for me.
I found that incongruity was the most convincing account. Inconsistency in most things honestly infuriates me. When a company or organization or person is inconsistent, it frustrates me to no end. However, when it comes to comedy, inconsistency can be hilarious, as can incongruity. The sheer absurdity of something can be enough to be funny, and deliberately being inconsistent can, depending on one's opinion, be viewed as humorous. A great example of this would be with the show "Big Mouth." This is a cartoon which follows a few children going through puberty in extremely graphic and gross ways. One of the main characters, named Andrew, has what is initially assumed to be a figment of his imagination. This figment is a "hormone monster" who goads Andrew into being gross and going through puberty and is initially assumed to be all in his head. However, as the show progresses, the monster goes so far as to be seen by other people and even interact with them. This leads to audience to become confused in an entertaining way because the show is deliberately mixing things up simply for the sake of comedy. This can be viewed as extremely smart and a very different take from most other imaginary friends since the hormone monster is practically malleable. Sometimes incongruity can come off as silly or stupid, and, if executed incorrectly, can just be plain confusing. However, the risk can often be worth the reward, and jokes that constantly change and don't allow the viewer to keep a foot in reality can be hilarious, which is why it was the most convincing account of the three for me.
It's true that the random or weird quality of humor often seems to make it least palatable. Maybe that is a weak spot in incongruity theory?
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