Have you ever wondered if the shows that you watch today include Cringe Comedy? Well I think I just might have the answer to that. I was researching cringe comedy acts, and instead of finding a comedy act, I discovered an article on a tv shows that I'm pretty sure that everyone is familiar with. The article is titled "Discomfort Zone: 10 Great Cringe Comedies."
The article mentioned one show in particular, titled, NBC's The Office. The article says and I quote, "When NBC’s The Office goes off the air on May 16, it’ll mark the end of the signature example of the cringe comedy genre. And yet, many viewers may not even recognize that such a genre exists."
Cringe comedy is all about the painful laughs derived from the awkwardness of social interaction and around people’s lack of self-awareness. Its building block is the painful silence that hangs in the air after a thoughtless remark. That’s why cringe comedy often uses single-camera (documentary or movie-style shooting) and no laugh track, instead of the more theatrical three-camera, live-audience setup that’s been the sitcom standard since I Love Lucy. Cringe comedy often borrows the techniques of reality TV – the relentlessly tracking camera, the confessional asides – to find humor in the difference between a character’s self-image and the way he or she actually comes off to other people. That kind of clinical scrutiny is funny but merciless – that’s where the “cringe” comes from.
So there you have it folks, cringe comedy can be seen in the shows that we watch today. Below is a clip of a show from The office.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=cringe%20comedy%20the%20office%20clip&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=cringe%20comedy%20the%20office%20clip&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=C6D56817F56E2AB5A66AC6D56817F56E2AB5A66A
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