Yawp Mag Issue 29 The Five Humour Styles | Page 13

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down they appear more “real” to their audience. Amongst the aggressive tones in Joan
Rivers’ stand-up routines, she constantly
teases her body, her childhood, plastic surgery - “I have no sex appeal; if my husband
didn’t toss and turn, we’d never have had
the kid.”
Australian comedians like Steady Eddy,
Hannah Gadsby, and Luke McGregor are
also well-known for their use of self-deprecating humour, and tv shows like Kath and
Kim are excellent illustrations of poking fun
at Australian suburbia, with their over-thetop accents and attitudes.

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