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David Earl (Comedian)
David Geoffrey Earl (born 20 March 1974) is a British actor and comedian, best known for his comedy character Brian Gittins. He has featured in several projects associated with Ricky Gervais, most notably as Kevin "Kev" Twine in the comedy-drama ''Derek'', and in smaller roles in '' Extras'', '' After Life'' and the film '' Cemetery Junction''. Earl also works frequently with comic Joe Wilkinson. Together they co-wrote and starred in the sitcom ''Rovers'', and the comedy series ''The Cockfields''. They also host three podcasts called ''Gossipmongers'', ''Chatabix'' and ''My New Football Club''. He also co-wrote and starred in the feature film Brian and Charles where he plays an isolated inventor who builds a robot. Early life Earl was born in Crawley on 20 March 1974. Before undertaking acting roles, Earl worked as a gardener and as a van driver, delivering building tools. Comedy career One of Earl's earliest online videos featured him playing a character called Graham, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cringe Comedy
Cringe comedy is a subgenre of comedy that derives humor from social awkwardness, guilty pleasure, self-deprecation, idiosyncratic humor and personal distress. A type of a cringe comedy are pseudo-reality TV shows, sometimes with an air of a mockumentary. They revolve around a serious setting, such as a workplace, to lend the comedy a sense of reality. Typically, the protagonists are egotists who overstep the boundaries of political correctness and break social norms. The comedy will attack the protagonist by not letting them become aware of their self-centered view, or by making them oblivious to the ego-deflation that the comedy deals them. Sometimes an unlikable protagonist may not suffer any consequences, which violates people's moral expectations, and also makes the audience cringe. Theory 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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |