TV Comedy

The FINAL QUESTION of the exam is worth 15 marks and  asks you to discuss in detail how ONE or TWO TV comedies offer 'audience pleasures'. You are expected to write about two sides in answering this question so if you are writing about just one TV comedy programme then you have to write more about it than you would if writing about two comedy shows.

The guide 'in detail' refers to how well you can analyse examples of comedy and how they work upon their audience.  What follows are analytical categories to help you think about comedy and 'audience pleasures'

FIRST EXAMPLE: the set-up and reveal.

The set-up and reveal in The Candidates' episode of PLEBS.



Now try writing an explanation of how this comedic technique works to create an audience pleasure.

 SECOND EXAMPLE: the use of innuendo.

The use of innuendo  in The Candidates' episode of PLEBS.




Now try writing an explanation of how this comedic technique works to create an audience pleasure.

THIRD EXAMPLE: crossing boundaries to create humour.

The use of crossing boundaries  in The Candidates' episode of PLEBS





Now try writing an explanation of how this comedic technique works to create an audience pleasure.