Laughing

Lately, I've developed a taste for understated humour.

Ordinarily, I gravitate toward the boundary-pushing sort; falling out of my chair laughing is one of the best experiences I can think of. And in terms of jokes – the more inappropriate, the better.

I've really been enjoying the Flight of the Conchords, in all their self deprecating, absurd oddball hilarity:



And, in the same vein, I've been enjoying Demetri Martin as well. His schtick is little drawings, and playing with words in a deadpan, ironic way. If you're a fan of Mitch Hedberg, you might like his material as well. The first time I saw his flipchart bit a year or so ago I was amused. But I laughed all the way through Demetri Martin: Person on Comedy Central the other night. He has a segment called Trendspotting on the Daily Show, that's pretty funny:



Laughing at awkward moments and malapropisms never gets old; SteveG wrote a good analysis of analysis of cringe humour, that's an interesting read. That's surely a big part of the reason this is so funny. Here, the punch lines sneak up on you; the element of surprise works in their favour.