Cringe comedy

Humor theorist Noël Carroll explains this kind of humor in relation to incongruity theory and annoyance: Imagine the cutlery laid out for a formal dinner. Suppose that the salad fork is in the wrong place. If you are the sort of person who is disturbed by such deviations from the norm, you will not be capable of finding this amusing. On the other hand, if you are more easy-going about such matters and also aware of the incongruity, it may elicit a chuckle. That is, you may find the error amusing or not. But if you find it genuinely amusing, you cannot find it annoying. ==Examples==

Notable examples in the genre of cringe comedy include: Film • The 40-Year-Old Virgin • American Pie • Bridesmaids • The Comeback • Curb Your Enthusiasm • ''I'm Alan Partridge'' • Impractical Jokers • The Inbetweeners • The Larry Sanders Show • The Last Man on Earth • Louie • Nathan for You • The Office • Parks and Recreation • People Just Do Nothing • Review == See also ==