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The 16 pages that link to Incongruity theory, each with the reason it gives.

• Comic timingRelated: Comic timing controls when the incongruity becomes apparent.

• Black comedyRelated: The clash between grim subject matter and comic framing creates a central source of its humor.

• DeadpanRelated: Deadpan sets up a serious expectation, then lets absurd content violate it.

• Character comedyRelated: A character’s unexpected response can create the mismatch that produces laughter.

• ComedyRelated: Unexpected mismatches are a common engine of comic surprise.

• WitRelated: A witty line often creates humor by abruptly joining ideas that do not normally belong together.

• HumorRelated: It explains why surprising turns often trigger amusement.

• PunchlineRelated: Many punchlines create humor by resolving a setup through an unexpected interpretation.

• Comedy filmRelated: Many film jokes depend on a setup that collides with an unforeseen payoff.

• One-linerNarrower topic: Many one-liners get their effect from a sudden shift in interpretation.

• Self-deprecationRelated: A self-deprecating punchline often turns an expected claim of competence into an unexpected admission of failure.

• Mock-heroicRelated: The gap between elevated form and lowly subject supplies its central comic incongruity.

• JokeRelated: Many jokes set up one interpretation, then make an unexpected alternative fit.

• Surreal humorRelated: Surreal jokes amplify the mismatch by making the premise violate ordinary reality.

• Practical jokeRelated: The prank’s reveal creates a sudden mismatch between the target’s assumptions and reality.

• Dark humorRelated: Dark jokes often make the serious subject collide with an unexpected comic frame.