Type This Humor

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I am curious as to your thoughts on how you would type this over-arching type of humor based on its common qualities. An edited paraphrase:

Some general features characteristic of X humor are:

• Puns
• Nonsense
• Black humor
• Eccentricity
• Satire and sarcasm
• Self-deprecation
• The use of understatement and irony

What stands out out from this list is the importance of verbal humor as a key element...

Themes

• Smut and innuendo
• Disrespect to members of the establishment
• The absurd and surreal
• The dark
• The manic
• The humor inherent in everyday life
• The 'war' between parents/teachers and children
• The class system (dim-witted members of the middle/upper-class)
• The lovable rogue
• The embarrassment of social ineptitude
• Making fun of foreigners
• Bullying and harsh criticism (*note bully comes off worse than the victim)
• Parodies of stereotypes
• Tolerance of, and affection for, the eccentric (especially when aligned with inventiveness)