1. 1. COMEDY Comedy
2. 2. A day without laughter is a day wasted Charlie Chaplin
3. 3. #1 SUPERIORITY THEORY
4. 4. #2 INCONGRUITY THEORY
5. 5. #3 BENIGN VIOLATION THEORY
6. 6. #4 THE MECHANICAL THEORY
7. 7. #5 REPRESSION/ RELEASE THEORY
8. 8. empty
9. 9. WOMEN ARE NOT FUNNY
10. 10. WOMEN ARE STILL NOT FUNNY WOMEN ARE STILL NOT FUNNY
11. 11. Women have no corresponding need to appeal to men in this way. They already appeal to men, if you catch my drift. Christopher Hitchens
12. 12. Stand up Comedy
13. 13. Roles for women in comedy
14. 14. Comedy as a tool of social change
15. 15. "Humour is a rubber swordit allows you to make a point without drawing blood." Mary Hirsch