Do men enjoy slapstick humor more than women?

I thought we had a consensus regarding sense of humor and that men and women as a whole aren’t into humor more than the other? Are there more things that one gender finds funny than the other gender?

Yes, and BTW, what happened to my fav. Feminist?
No Heidi, this isn’t my first question.

Yes, I agree, this stereotypical statement came from a GWS Feminist in the form of a question.
Jebus, done !
Elf, yes, I think that it’s a matter of personal preference too.






15 Responses to “Do men enjoy slapstick humor more than women?”

  1. Elf #3 says:

    I don’t know if there is any gender correlation here. Seems like personal preferences to me. As a child, I enjoyed the Three Stooges as much as my brothers, but after seeing it for the 347th time, it lost some of the appeal. Nothing kills a joke better than too much repetition.

    BTW, who is your favorite feminist?

  2. Eoghan. says:

    Im not keen on the slap stick myself… I seem to remember a female group imitating jackass, perhaps I was dreaming?

  3. Jonathan K says:

    I believe that is a stereotype. But maybe? I personally think slapstick can be funny sometimes…it depends

  4. Jenn says:

    What’s with the gender war questions here. "Hey man, who does X better: men or women?"

    I really doubt that gender correlates with a sense of humor. Don’t think there’s enough room on the Y chromosome (it’s pretty small) after coding for testicles and hormones for a love of Chris Farley.

  5. R. Gaspari says:

    Personally, I don’t like slapstick humour at all. I like very dry humour that many people either find boring or it doesn’t do it for them. I’m not sure how much it is a gender thing as it is a cultural thing, however.

    In terms of talent, I’ve found in my humble experience that male stand up comics have much more dexterity and spontaneity when on stage when compared to female comics. Now, here I’m looking at the best of the best, certainly I’m not suggesting that I would even dare perform on stage, but I find that men are more comfortable on stage and performing a very dry sort of humour and pulling it off. In terms of enjoyment, I’m not sure that there’s much of a gender difference. It has more to do with who has a better sense of humour. Modern Feminists have some of the worst senses of humour I’ve ever encountered (adjusted for age).

  6. chickenfarmer says:

    I like slapstick that’s combined w/ascerbic wit (it’s out there, really).

  7. Janey says:

    I find slapstick hard to watch myself, it’s so cringe worthy and doesn’t appeal to my sense of humour. I don’t think it’s a gender issue though, my mother could watch "home videos" of people busting themselves all day long. I suppose women are thought to be "more sympathetic" so some might think that they wouldn’t find slapstick as funny but I’d say it’s pretty 50/50

  8. shockman says:

    On Lifetime or its spinoffs, you don’t see many (if any) slapstick shows or movies…I would assume. ;)

    On Spike, at least you have Stooges and some other stuff, and G4 (Ick!) has some stuff. You’ll also recall that JA on MTV was created by men.

    So, in conclusion, I will lean "Yes" for your question.

  9. ?? g???g? says:

    I think everything is funny.

    btw is’nt this your first question??

  10. Bluebeard's Wife says:

    No slapstick for me, thanks. I have a schizophrenic, dark, surreal sense of humor. I laugh at such inappropriate things.

  11. curlyQ says:

    It depends upon your definition of "slapstick" humor. Three Stooges? I never liked that show. Slapping each other around always irritated me.

    Chevy Chase is kinda slapstick though in that he’s usually very clumsy & imo he is always funny. Kinda dates me, but I loved him in Saturday Night Live! "Jane, you ignorant sl*t." Cracked me up!!

    Edited to be appropriate

  12. Jade Says says:

    I don’t find slapstick funny. Watching people get hurt has never been entertaining to me. I don’t find shows like Jackass anything but cringe-worthy. It seems men do like that type of thing more than women but I’ve known some women who love Jackass and other shows like it.

    I also think it’s more age related than gender related. Younger people seem to find it funnier than mature people.

  13. snufkins return says:

    My husband loved Jackass and Dirty Sanchez when it came out. I can handle Jackass but its not really my thing but Dirty Sanchez is just minging. I hate it. (Dirty Sanchez if you dont know it is the welsh copy of jackass but its way more disgusting)

  14. The Mad Shillelagh says:

    It’s possible that men enjoy slapstick more than women. If so, then I imagine it would be because women have a nurturing nature and seeing others in pain doesn’t do it for a lot of us. Personally, I enjoy slapstick to a point, but as someone pointed out, the repetition does make it a bit boring after a while, at which point I’ll move onto something a bit more varied or mentally challenging.

  15. tehabwa says:

    This has been my experience, on the whole, by and large.

    I don’t think I’ve ever known of any women who like the 3 Stooges, for instance. But they’re a fave of many, if not most, men.

    But in general, mostly the two sexes find the same kinds of things funny — slapstick being the exception.

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