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Watch the video and answer the question. What is called punchline ? What is called stands up comedy? What is called Sick joke? What is called visual comedy? Answer: 1.Normally the most humourous part of a joke comes at the end and is normally called the punchline or tagline 2.If a person stands on a stage and tells their jokes to an audience, it is called stands up comedy. Because the person telling the jokes is standing up. 3.Sick joke, a joke that is offensive. It hurts another person or makes fun of a certain disease or disability. 4.Besides telling a joke verbally, you can also use actions as a way of being funny without saying a word. We call this a sight gag or visual comedy. Watch a video of a stand up comedian. The performers name is Lewis Black. What is stand up comedy? stand-up comedy 一种美国的表演艺术，类似于中国的单口相声和周立波的海派清口，但是更加注重与台下观众的互动。 stand-up comedy 就类似于我们中国的单口相声。它是生活口语的一种升华，一种语言master的境界，更是美国俚语的盛宴。纯粹从英语学习的角度说，如果你已经到了enjoy美剧游刃有余的程度，不妨尝George Carlin （从艺40多年了，影响了几代美国人以及许多年轻一代comedians，至今还活跃在舞台上，地位相当于马季这样的人物。特点是very political, very bitter, 对语言本身有很深的研究。） Comedy central 是美国美国喜剧中心频道(Comedy Central)是一家美国有线电视和卫星电视频道，主要播映原创和合作拍摄的喜剧类节目。自从2006年一来，Comedy Central开始进军欧洲，并且在波兰，德国，荷兰以及意大利落地生根。在80年代末期和90年代中期，美国喜剧中心频道的大部分电视节目都是动画电影，以及由知名喜剧演员出演的半小时特别喜剧，迷你剧，脱口秀。随着《神秘科幻电影院3000》(Mystery Science Theater Politcially 3000)的播映，这个电视台开始赢得一些铁杆观众，并且逐渐走向成熟。 Text structure Word Study Exercise Compound Dictation Paragraph translation Synonym Paragraph Translation 我们也发现有的人很善于讲笑话，而有的人要想说一点有趣的事却要费好大的劲；有些人比别人更有幽默感，就像有些人更具有音乐， 数学之类的才能一样。一个真正风趣的人在任何场合都有笑话可讲，而且讲了一个笑话，就会从他记忆里引出一连串的笑话。一个真正有幽默感的人不仅受人喜爱，而且在任何聚会上也往往是人们注意的焦点。这麽说是有道理的。 翻译原文 we recognize that some people tell jokes very well while others struggle to say something funny. Some people have a better sense of humor than others just as some people have more musical talent, mathematical talent etc. than others. A truly funny person has a joke for every occasion, and when one is told, that triggers an entire string of jokes from