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This week: The Comedian in You Edited by: Warped Sanity  
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We may not all write comedy, but there is a little bit of a comedian in all of us. In this newsletter I've compiled a list of humor styles I felt were more common. I'm curious to know how my fellow WDCers see themselves. 
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We might not all find the same things funny, but we all have a sense of humor. Sometimes the humor we enjoy does not always match our own personal humor style. If you write comedy, it is important to know your humor style and be true to yourself. Otherwise, attempting to mimic another is likely to not appear genuine.
I've composed a list of some of the basic humor styles. Which do you feel is your style?
Sarcastic/ironic
This type of humorist makes remarks which have an intended opposite meaning. When commenting on someone's perfume they may say, "Nice scent, do you marinate in it?" or when commenting on someone belching at the dinner table they might say, "Great manners."
.Juvenile/sophomoric
As the title suggests, this humor style is adolescent in nature. It includes potty humor and silly pranks. If you've ever intentionally let your flatulence be known because you thought it was funny or are prone to being the instigator in practical jokes you lean toward this type of humor.
Blue Humor
The blue humorist often touches on sensitive subjects such as race or gender, which could be offensive to many. If you enjoy playing the game Bad People or Cards against humanity, you might secretly or not so secretly appreciate this type of humor.
Dark/Black/Gallows Humor
Dark Humor, often referred to as Black Humor or sometimes Gallows Humor, is a style in which the serious topics of society that are considered taboo or painful to discuss, like death, are brought to light using comedy. If you've ever joked about death than you might lean towards this type of comedy.
Affiliative humor.
This involves telling jokes about subjects everyone most likely would find funny, because it surrounds around topics everyone can relate to and reminds us that life in general is funny. In this type of humor, nobody is put down for the sake of laughter. Instead it is meant to bring people together and create happiness. Those funny videos about kids and animals would be an example of affiliative humor.
Aggressive humor
Individuals who use this type of humor make jokes at the expense of others. Basically they make-fun of other people.
Self-enhancing humor
If you have the ability to laugh at yourself in a good natured way, then this style fits you. The best example that comes to mind is my own. A few weeks ago, at work, I sat in a chair, and literally the legs broke beneath me and my rear ended up on the floor. My co-workers eyes were as big as saucers, apparently afraid I was hurt, but all I could do was laugh until my gut hurt. When I could catch a breath I said, "Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that second slice of pizza at lunch." Do I think I'm fat? Nope, but it just seemed like a funny thing to say.
Self-defeating humor:
This type of humor tends to come from low self-esteem. They might joke about being ugly, fat, or stupid and most likely would laugh when an aggressive humorist makes fun of them.
Deadpan Humor / Dry Humor
This type of humor is spoken without any signs of emotion. which can confuse people who don't understand this type of humor. Or, sometimes the observer might have delayed laughter after they realize it is a joke. My boyfriend is a master at this. He often does this in social situations when it is apparent nobody is really paying attention to what he says, with servers at restaurants, and retail employees.
My own personal humor style is a mix between self-enhancing and gallows. What is your personal humor style? How do you feel it reflects in your writing?
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