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{{short description|Comedy genre}}
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'''Insult comedy''' is a [[comedy]] genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults usually directed at the audience or other performers.<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2nZzPKpwjkC&pg=PA167 | title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing |author=James Mendrinos, Jim Mendrinos |isbn=978-1-59257-231-1 |publisher=Penguin |year=2004}}</ref> Typical targets for insult include people in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a [[Roast (comedy)|roast]]. An insult comedian often maintains a competitive and interactive relationship with their audience. The style has been described as "festive abuse".{{Cn|date=December 2020}} The style can be distinguished from an act based on [[satire]], or political humor. Insult comedy is often used to deflect or silence [[heckler]]s even when the rest of the show is not focused on it.
'''Insult comedy''' is a [[comedy]] genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults, usually directed at the audience or other performers.<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2nZzPKpwjkC&pg=PA167 | title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing |author=James Mendrinos, Jim Mendrinos |isbn=978-1-59257-231-1 |publisher=Penguin |year=2004}}</ref> Typical targets for insult include people in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a [[Roast (comedy)|roast]]. The style can be distinguished from an act based on [[satire]], or political humor. Insult comedy is often used to deflect or silence [[heckler]]s even when the rest of the show is not focused on it.


== Notable performers ==
== Performers ==
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* [[Fred Allen]], especially towards his longtime friend [[Jack Benny]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HxBhNQcJBUC&pg=PA141 |date=1991-10-10 |title=Fred Allen's Radio Comedy |isbn=978-0-87722-810-3 |author=Alan Havig}}</ref>
* [[Fred Allen]], especially towards his longtime friend [[Jack Benny]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HxBhNQcJBUC&pg=PA141 |date=1991-10-10 |title=Fred Allen's Radio Comedy |isbn=978-0-87722-810-3 |author=Alan Havig|publisher=Temple University Press }}</ref>
* [[Dave Attell]]
* [[Frankie Boyle]]
* [[Kevin Brennan (comedian)|Kevin Brennan]]
* [[Roy Chubby Brown]]
* [[Lenny Bruce]]
* [[Bill Burr]]
* [[George Carlin]]
* [[Jimmy Carr]]
* [[Dave Chappelle]]
* [[Louis C.K.]]
* [[Andrew Dice Clay]]
* [[Roger Black (actor)|Yucko the Clown]]
* [[Billy Crystal]] as his fictional character Buddy Young, Jr.
* [[Whitney Cummings]]
* [[Greg Davies]]
* [[Rodney Dangerfield]]
* [[Phyllis Diller]]
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* [[Triumph the Insult Comic Dog]]
* [[Jeff Dunham]]'s ventriloquist puppets Walter and Peanut
* [[Mr_Funny|Emmanuel Ejekwu]] (Mr Funny)
* [[Vinnie Favorito]]
* [[Redd Foxx]]
* [[Vice Ganda]]
* [[Brad Garrett]]
* [[Otto and George]]
* [[Ricky Gervais]]
* [[Greg Giraldo]]<ref name=nyt>O'Connor, Anahad. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/arts/30giraldo.html "Greg Giraldo, Insult-Humor Comic, Dies at 44"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 30, 2010</ref>
* [[Greg Giraldo]]<ref name=nyt>O'Connor, Anahad. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/arts/30giraldo.html "Greg Giraldo, Insult-Humor Comic, Dies at 44"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 30, 2010</ref>
* [[Jackie Gleason]]
* [[Tom Gleeson]]
* [[Gilbert Gottfried]]
* [[Goundamani]], especially towards his comedy partner [[Senthil]]
* [[Kathy Griffin]]
* [[Neil Hamburger]]
* [[Chelsea Handler]]
* [[Robin Harris]]
* [[Bill Hicks]]
* [[Harry Hill]]
* [[Tony Hinchcliffe]]
* [[Tony Hinchcliffe]]
* [[Bob Hope]]<ref name=rtc>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcKC3Ht5aEUC&pg=PA13 |year=2005 |title=The road to comedy |isbn=978-0-275-98257-7 |author= W. McCaffrey}}</ref>
* [[Bob Hope]]<ref name=rtc>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcKC3Ht5aEUC&pg=PA13 |year=2005 |title=The road to comedy |isbn=978-0-275-98257-7 |author= W. McCaffrey|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic }}</ref>
* [[D. L. Hughley]]
* [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jefferies]]
* [[Anthony Jeselnik]]
* [[The Amazing Johnathan]]
* [[Andy Kaufman]] as his fictional character [[Tony Clifton]]
* [[Paul Kaye]] as his fictional character Dennis Pennis
* [[Sam Kinison]]
* [[Lisa Lampanelli]]
* [[Lisa Lampanelli]]
* [[Denis Leary]]
* [[Jack E. Leonard]]
* [[Bernie Mac]]
* [[Bill Maher]]
* [[Bernard Manning]]
* [[Marcus Valerius Martialis]]
* [[Groucho Marx]]
* [[Jackie Mason]]
* [[Hasan Minhaj]]
* [[Eddie Murphy]]
* [[Al Murray]]
* [[Trevor Noah]]
* [[Graham Norton]]
* [[Jim Norton (American comedian)|Jim Norton]]
* [[Patrice O'Neal]]
* [[Russell Peters]]
* [[Richard Pryor]]
* [[Colin Quinn]]
* [[Don Rickles]], widely considered a master of the genre<ref name=rtc/><ref>{{cite news |date=April 6, 2017 |first=Gary |last=Levin |title=Master of the insult: Comedian Don Rickles dies at 90 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/04/06/don-rickles-dies-90/100127122/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |date=October 13, 1967 |interviewer=Don Page |title=From the Archives: A 1967 interview with Don Rickles, the ever-busy insult comic who never writes anything down |last=Rickles |first=Don |author-link=Don Rickles |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-from-the-archives-don-rickles-interview-20170406-story.html }}</ref>
* [[Don Rickles]], widely considered a master of the genre<ref name=rtc/><ref>{{cite news |date=April 6, 2017 |first=Gary |last=Levin |title=Master of the insult: Comedian Don Rickles dies at 90 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/04/06/don-rickles-dies-90/100127122/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |date=October 13, 1967 |interviewer=Don Page |title=From the Archives: A 1967 interview with Don Rickles, the ever-busy insult comic who never writes anything down |last=Rickles |first=Don |author-link=Don Rickles |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-from-the-archives-don-rickles-interview-20170406-story.html }}</ref>
* [[Bianca Del Rio]]
* [[Joan Rivers]]
* [[Joan Rivers]]
* [[Chris Rock]]
* [[James Rolfe (filmmaker)|James Rolfe]]
* [[Jeff Ross]]
* [[Jeff Ross]]
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* [[Triumph the Insult Comic Dog]]
* [[Jonathan Ross]]
* [[Rodney Rude]]
* [[Vice Ganda]]
* [[Jerry Sadowitz]]
* [[Yucko the Clown]]
* [[Bob Saget]]
* [[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]]
* [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]]
* [[Sarah Silverman]]
* [[Ed the Sock]]
* [[Doug Stanhope]]
* [[Howard Stern]]
* [[Austen Tayshus]]
* [[Hans Teeuwen]]
* [[Judy Tenuta]]
* [[Daniel Tosh]]
* [[Dustin the Turkey]]
* [[Doug Walker (comedian)|Doug Walker]]
* [[Wendy Williams]]
* [[Milo Yiannopoulos]]
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Insult comedy is a comedy genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults, usually directed at the audience or other performers.[1] Typical targets for insult include people in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a roast. The style can be distinguished from an act based on satire, or political humor. Insult comedy is often used to deflect or silence hecklers even when the rest of the show is not focused on it.

Performers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ James Mendrinos, Jim Mendrinos (2004), The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing, Penguin, ISBN 978-1-59257-231-1
  2. ^ Alan Havig (1991-10-10), Fred Allen's Radio Comedy, Temple University Press, ISBN 978-0-87722-810-3
  3. ^ O'Connor, Anahad. "Greg Giraldo, Insult-Humor Comic, Dies at 44", The New York Times, September 30, 2010
  4. ^ a b W. McCaffrey (2005). The road to comedy. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-275-98257-7.
  5. ^ Levin, Gary (April 6, 2017). "Master of the insult: Comedian Don Rickles dies at 90". USA Today.
  6. ^ Rickles, Don (October 13, 1967). "From the Archives: A 1967 interview with Don Rickles, the ever-busy insult comic who never writes anything down". Los Angeles Times (Interview). Interviewed by Don Page.
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