The Random Project
Comedy: Claire Mason
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There are words that are inherently funny due to their phonetic sound. Consonant plosives like p, b, t, d, k, and g have been found to be the funniest sounds in
the English language – particularly when found in short words since these create the greatest tension.
Of these k is considered to be the most humourous letter, and words that use its phonetic sound are most likely to gain a laugh especially when naive references to either sex or expletives are made.*
Wordplay using innocent innuendo was popular in the british comedy of the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Origin of ‘Gruntfuttock’: J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock was a character created by Kenneth Williams for the 1950’s comedy sketch show ‘Round the Horne’.*
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Comedy: Claire Mason
64: 'comedy'
There are words that are inherently funny due to their phonetic sound. Consonant plosives like p, b, t, d, k, and g have been found to be the funniest sounds in
the English language – particularly when found in short words since these create the greatest tension.
Of these k is considered to be the most humourous letter, and words that use its phonetic sound are most likely to gain a laugh especially when naive references to either sex or expletives are made.*
Wordplay using innocent innuendo was popular in the british comedy of the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Origin of ‘Gruntfuttock’: J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock was a character created by Kenneth Williams for the 1950’s comedy sketch show ‘Round the Horne’.*
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