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Which of these comedians portrays himself as a fretful nebbish?
Which of these comedians portrays himself as a fretful nebbish?
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Lenny BruceBill HicksRodney DangerfieldWoody AllenPoints Won
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Woody Allen is an American director, writer, actor, comedian, and musician whose career spans more than six decades. He began his career as a comedy writer in the 1950s, writing jokes and scripts for television and publishing several books of short humor pieces. In the early 1960s, Allen began performing as a stand-up comedian, emphasizing monologues rather than traditional jokes. As a comedian, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he maintains is quite different from his real-life personality.
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What's the conclusion of a joke called?
What's the conclusion of a joke called?
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A punch line (also punch-line or punchline) concludes a joke; it is intended to make people laugh. It is the third and final part of the typical joke structure. It follows the introductory framing of the joke and the narrative which sets up the punch line. In a broader sense, "punch line" can also refer to the unexpected and funny conclusion of any performance, situation, or story. The origin of the term is unknown.
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Which of these refers to a joke or pun that is predictable and obvious?
Which of these refers to a joke or pun that is predictable and obvious?
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Light jokeMom jokeSilly jokeDad jokePoints Won
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A dad joke is a joke, typically a pun, often presented as a one-liner or a question and answer, but less often a narrative. Generally inoffensive, dad jokes are stereotypically told with sincere humorous intent or to intentionally provoke a negative "groaning" reaction to their overly simplistic humor. An example of a dad joke would be for a child to say, "I'm hungry," to which the dad might reply, "Hi, Hungry, I'm Dad."
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Which iconic 50s comedian was known as "The King of Comedy"?
Which iconic 50s comedian was known as "The King of Comedy"?
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Lenny BruceGeorge BurnsJerry LewisDean MartinPoints Won
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Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker, and humanitarian. He was one-half of Martin and Lewis, with singer Dean Martin, one of the most popular acts of the 1940s and 1950s, before becoming the highest-paid movie star of the 1950s and 1960s and an early and prominent user of video assist. While nicknamed "The King of Comedy" in the United States, Lewis was also known as "Le Roi du Crazy" in France.
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What is a hyperbole?
What is a hyperbole?
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A very long wordA type of dictionaryAn ancient Olympic raceA deliberate exaggerationPoints Won
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A deliberate exaggeration. Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect. The word hyperbole is derived from the Greek word ‘huperbole’ meaning “to throw above.” When used in rhetoric, it’s also called ‘auxesis’ which comes from the Greek word for “growth.” Hyperbole is a common literary device, but the use of hyperbole also pops up in everyday storytelling and common figures of speech. When using hyperbole, the intended effect isn’t to deceive the reader, it’s to emphasize the magnitude of something through exaggerated comparison.
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Which of the following comedy films starred Sandra Bullock?
Which of the following comedy films starred Sandra Bullock?
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Miss CongenialityHairsprayHocus PocusMaverickPoints Won
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Born in Washington D.C, Sandra Bullock made her acting debut back in 1987 in the thriller Hangmen. Since then, her star has only risen higher and higher. Directed by Donald Petrie and produced by Bullock, Miss Congeniality is a comedy movie starring Bullock in the leading role as Gracie Hart. She plays a tomboy FBI agent who is forced to go undercover as a contestant when someone threatens to bomb the Miss United States Pageant.
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What is the term for a humorous imitation of a certain creative work?
What is the term for a humorous imitation of a certain creative work?
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A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject using satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it, but a parody can also be about a real-life person, event, or movement. Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music, theater, television and film, animation, and gaming. Some parody is practiced in theater. Parody can be often confused with satire and other similar genres. While satires and parodies are both derivative works that exaggerate their source material in humorous ways, a satire is meant to make fun of the real world, whereas a parody is a derivative of a specific work or a general genre.
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What does the internet slang 'LOL' mean?
What does the internet slang 'LOL' mean?
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Laughing out loudLeft on listLast one leftLeaving our lovePoints Won
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LOL, or lol, is an initialism for laughing out loud and a popular element of Internet slang. It was first used almost exclusively on Usenet but has since become widespread in other forms of computer-mediated communication and even face-to-face communication. It is one of many initialisms for expressing bodily reactions, in particular laughter, as text, including initialisms for more emphatic expressions of laughter such as LMAO.
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9/20
What sitcom featured a family known for their macabre humor?
What sitcom featured a family known for their macabre humor?
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The Partridge FamilyThe Addams FamilyThe Wonder YearsHappy DaysPoints Won
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The Addams Family is an American macabre/black comedy sitcom based on Charles Addams's New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute television series was responsible for taking the unnamed characters in the single-panel gag cartoons and giving them names, back stories, and a household setting. The series was shot in black-and-white, airing for two seasons on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966, for a total of 64 episodes.
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10/20
What comedy icon gifted his joke files to the Library of Congress?
What comedy icon gifted his joke files to the Library of Congress?
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Frankie HowerdRonnie BarkerTommy CooperBob HopePoints Won
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Bob Hope's fifty-year commitment to public service has made him one of the most honored and esteemed performers in history. His charitable work and tours on behalf of the armed forces have brought him the admiration and gratitude of millions and the friendship of every President of the United States since Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a recent act of generosity, Hope donated his personal papers, radio and television programs, scripts, and his treasured Joke File to the Library of Congress and the people of the United States. Preserved at the Library is the full record of Bob Hope's extraordinary creativity, his unselfish contributions to his country, and the testimonials and thanks he has received from those whose lives he has enriched.
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11/20
Which film is about a doctor that used humor to help his patients?
Which film is about a doctor that used humor to help his patients?
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Patch AdamsThe Normal HeartConcussionAwakeningsPoints Won
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The movie Patch Adams, released by Universal Pictures in December 1998, is based on a real-life doctor, Hunter “Patch” Adams, M.D., who has been providing humor along with free holistic health care for thousands of patients. Understanding the healing power of laughter, Patch often arrives for appointments in a clown outfit.
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12/20
What type of comedy involves exaggerated physical humor?
What type of comedy involves exaggerated physical humor?
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TragicomedySatireSlapstickBurlesquePoints Won
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Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from the inept use of props such as saws and ladders. The term arises from a device developed for use in the broad, physical comedy style known as commedia dell'arte in 16th-century Italy. The "slap stick" consists of two thin slats of wood, which make a "slap" when striking another actor, with little force needed to make a loud—and comical—sound.
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Who was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2017?
Who was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2017?
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Ellen DeGeneresJerry SeinfeldRicky GervaisDavid LettermanPoints Won
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David Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. On May 16, 2017, Letterman was named the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the award granted annually by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He received the prize in a ceremony on October 22, 2017.
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Which of these actors reacted violently to a joke during the Oscars?
Which of these actors reacted violently to a joke during the Oscars?
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Eddie MurphyChris RockWill SmithJamie FoxxPoints Won
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During the 2022 Oscars ceremony, actor Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the latter made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident unsurprisingly elicited much public debate, with many condemning both Rock’s sexist joke and Smith’s violent reaction. In an interesting contribution to this debate, Sydney comedian Béa Barbeau-Scurla pointed out that one of the key problems with jokes like Rock’s is that there is generally an expectation that women – or members of other vulnerable and oppressed groups who may also be the targets of these jokes – react to them by smiling because this is the polite thing to do.
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Which of the following is a comedy film?
Which of the following is a comedy film?
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Minority ReportAce Ventura: When Nature CallsOppenheimerThe HobbitPoints Won
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is a 1995 American detective comedy film and the sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and the second installment of the Ace Ventura franchise. Jim Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who specializes in the retrieval of tame and captive animals and has been summoned to Africa to locate a missing bat.
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Who stars opposite Julia Roberts in the romantic comedy "Notting Hill"?
Who stars opposite Julia Roberts in the romantic comedy "Notting Hill"?
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Nicolas CageHugh GrantJimmy FallonBill PullmanPoints Won
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"Notting Hill" is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Roger Michell. It stars Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, with Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, and Hugh Bonneville in supporting roles. The story is of a romance between a British bookseller (Grant) and a famous American actress (Roberts) who happens to walk into his shop in London's Notting Hill district. The decision to cast Hugh Grant as William Thacker was unanimous, as he and Richard Curtis had a "writer/actor marriage made in heaven". Michell said that "Hugh does Richard better than anyone else, and Richard writes Hugh better than anyone else", and that Grant is "one of the only actors who can speak Richard's lines perfectly".
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Who is considered one of the first American stand-up comedians?
Who is considered one of the first American stand-up comedians?
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Eddie MurphyDave ChappelleArtemus WardRodney DangerfieldPoints Won
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Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward, which as a character, an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", Browne also played in public performances. He is considered to be America's first stand-up comedian. His birth name was Brown but he added the "e" after he became famous. In Cleveland, where Browne started his comedy career, an elementary school is named after him, known as Artemus Ward Elementary on W. 140th Street. In the American Garden of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park, a monument of him was erected, next to Mark Twain.
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Which iconic comedian was made an honorary veteran by Congress in 1997?
Which iconic comedian was made an honorary veteran by Congress in 1997?
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Jerry LewisDean MartinBob HopeBing CrosbyPoints Won
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Prompted by patriotism, and perhaps vaudevillian wanderlust, Bob Hope kept touring for more than fifty years. Returning to his professional roots, he took his variety show on the road to entertain U.S. troops wherever those soldiers were stationed. In 1997 Bob Hope was designated an honorary veteran for his humanitarian services to the United States Armed Forces by Congress.
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What comedian had the catchphrase "I don't get no respect"?
What comedian had the catchphrase "I don't get no respect"?
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Bill HicksGeorge CarlinMitch HedbergRodney DangerfieldPoints Won
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Aside from his signature black suit and red tie, Rodney Dangerfield’s iconic catchphrase — “I don’t get no respect” — was the centerpiece of, not only his standup routines but also his award-winning career as a whole. In fact, his aptly titled comedy album, No Respect, even won a Grammy Award in 1981. The inspiration for the famous tagline, however, wasn’t exactly the laughing matter he turned into decades of keeping audiences in stitches and his unique brand of self-deprecating comedy, prior to his death in 2004 at age 82.
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Which famous American comedian claimed perpetually to be 39 years old?
Which famous American comedian claimed perpetually to be 39 years old?
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Dennis DayBob HopeJack BennyGeorge BurnsPoints Won
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Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a long pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated summation "Well! ". His radio and television programs, popular from 1932 until his death in 1974, were a major influence on the sitcom genre. Benny portrayed himself as a miser who obliviously played his violin badly and claimed perpetually to be 39 years of age.
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