Sophomoric humor (also calledjuvenile humor orschoolboy humor) is any type ofhumor that is considered silly, immature, or childish.[1][2][3] The phrase can be derisive, but is also used to refer to a style or type of comedic act.
It is a type of comedy that often includestoilet humor.
A critique ofJohn Steinbeck'sThe Short Reign of Pippin IV by Peter Lisca describes the story as lacking the burlesque humor ofTortilla Flat, theRabelaisian humor of "St. Katy the Virgin," the folk humor ofThe Grapes of Wrath, the tender humor ofCannery Row, the "terrible"Swiftian humor ofThe Wayward Bus, and (instead) consisting of "a sophomoric humor of grotesque improbability and wordplay."[4]
British comicViz has been described as schoolboy humor.[5]
American film directorJudd Apatow's work, includingThe 40 Year Old Virgin,Knocked Up andFunny People, has been described as using sophomoric humor, drawing laughs for jokes about sex,penises, andbodily functions.[6]
Even as the director stretches himself with the darker, more cerebral material, he simply cannot part with the sophomoric humor that made his movies The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up such huge hits.
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