Comedy

[kandrathe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M <---comedy not tragedy

Granted the guy bops himself on the head or other minor goofs but the true joke of the skit is not at anyone's expense.

Edit: I think "comedy" is better defined as our amusement over our own and other's mistakes and misunderstandings. Maybe it keeps us from going insane after a lifetime of goof ups.

Although... What makes the skit funny is not merely the linguistic misunderstandings. That would be mildly amusing to some, but the real edge of the comedy is the frustration both people experience in attempting to communicate. The audience gets it. But, it's at the expense of the actors tempers. Much of stand up is self deprecating as well. But, someone like Steven Wright takes the language manipulation humor pretty far, and much of it seems funny without being at anyone's expense.

"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." -- Steven Wright