Comments on: Do men enjoy slapstick humor more than women?

By: Elf #3

Elf #3 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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?

By: Eoghan.

Eoghan. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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

By: Jonathan K

Jonathan K — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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.

By: R. Gaspari

R. Gaspari — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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).

By: chickenfarmer

chickenfarmer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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

By: Janey

Janey — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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

By: shockman

shockman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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.

By: ?? g???g?

?? g???g? — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

I think everything is funny.

btw is’nt this your first question??

By: Bluebeard's Wife

Bluebeard's Wife — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 +0000

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