Why Comedian Amy Schumer Is Even Cringier Than Her Reputation

Why do we laugh? Which strategies do comedians like Amy Schumer use to make audiences laugh? Do these strategies work in Amy’s case? These are the questions that this analysis will answer by looking at Amy’s “funniest” interviews with Jimmy Fallon through the lens of ‘humor theory’: 1) superiority theory, 2) relief theory, and 3) incongruity theory. At the end of the video, there’s a special challenge to determine whether or not Amy’s strategies work. In her interviews with Jimmy Fallon, Amy jokes about “awkward” photos and the troubles she’s had with her mother-in-law, but what do her jokes consist of, and do they work? Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute. As a reaction and commentary, this video falls under the category of ‘fair use’. In order to overemphasize these terms, colors have been changed, clips have been shortened and slowed down, and still images have replaced the actual footage. Support the work this channel is doing:   / martindecoder