in every form of humor, be it a visual gag, comic strip, sketches, one-liner or a full routine, there is always a target or victim. butt of jokes, as we call it popular, it can be a person, object, animal, place or even an idea or view.
you can take your choice for yourself. Self-deprecating humor is popularly used by many stand-up comedians as well as ice-breaker for warming up their crowd. What they do is, they make fun of their obvious shortcomings or insecurities. They were chosen on it, so to speak. This may be their physical outlook (fat, nerdy, etc), their failures, their race, their character or their intelligence (or rather lack of it!) goggled-eyed late comedian Rodney Dangerfield is known for this type of humor. It always starts with his signature line "I do not get no respect "!
The next victims are celebrities, or authority. They can be movie stars, presidents, your director or even your dad! That's why the tabloids love to promote and make fun of celebrities' shortcomings, mistakes and peculiarities. more famous or more powerful person, laugh more.
The objects of ridicule can be anything and everything. Poles or structures are standard comic devices for both the visual and performing artists such as clowns and cartoonists, respectively. Most of these objects are visual clichés, the usual stuff that every day readers or audience can connect with or relate to. While props are animate objects, but we take one step further by giving them a mind of their own. One very common set-up composed of a cartoonist is a man watching TV and TV seem rude or sarcastic remarks at him, without his knowledge. Objects and animals that can be used as a visual metaphor. Most political cartoonists at daily newspapers employ the device of visual humor.
Animals can be used as a target for humor, but most of the time, we are not actually laughing at the animals. Animals are usually used as a metaphor for human fears, foibles and weaknesses of others. We can find many animal traits that are recognizable as human traits.
you can pile a lot of funny stuff on places or settings. To start off, you can make fun of where you live. Or the famous street, the office, a common weak or lover's lane. Virtually anywhere, as long as you can make fun of u.
ideas or views that may be targets for humor abounds too. It all depends on the audience or reader concerns. As attitudes and ideas are personal in nature, targeting the cause laughter may offend the person concerned. They can be sensitive and controversial. So tread carefully on this basis at their own discretion. Or you May get a kick in the ass and in the end you are the butt of jokes!
