Absurd Comedy — When Logic Completely Collapses
Why nonsense is funny — the structure of surreal humor
If reversal comedy is "thought it was A but it was B!", absurd comedy is "neither A nor B but ??? appeared."
Structure
Normal comedy: expectation → reversal (incongruity)
Absurd comedy: expectation → ??? (expectation frame itself destroyed)
Japan's シュール (Surreal) Comedy
In Japan, シュール (surreal) comedy is an established genre — Downtown's Matsumoto Hitoshi is representative. "Gaki no Tsukai"'s "You Must Not Laugh" series features contextless characters and inexplicable situations.
Korean comedy traditionally favored situation comedy and slapstick, but meme-format absurd humor is rapidly growing among the YouTube generation.
Key Points
Reversal = expectation → B (unexpected but logical)
Absurd = expectation → ??? (frame itself destroyed)
Japan シュール: Matsumoto Hitoshi, Gaki no Tsukai "Must Not Laugh"
Absurd humor rapidly growing as memes among YouTube generation