The relevancy of humor can also be particular to one’s personality that is, we instantly like certain comedians’ styles and not others simply because of personal preference. So, not every comedian connects with every audience. This includes generational differences that might highlight certain experiences and elements that one generation is tuned into and another is not. You have to be tuned in to certain jokes, common experiences, and local references to appreciate some routines. The relevancy of humor is often culturally-bound. That art of repackaging takes real brain power. He just takes values that Christians endorse (such as “pleasing your mother” in the video below) or institutions that decent people frequent (such as Chick-fil-A!) and finds the paradoxical humor in the gritty details. He also has a unique way of connecting a human common experience with a kind of Christian twist, although he is rarely overtly “religious” in his presentations. Christian values (should) impose certain ethical limits on subject matter, and as far as I can tell, Hawkins sticks well within the range of the subjects that Jesus probably wouldn’t mind listening to. He seems innately to know that a Christian who wants to make people laugh can’t gain anything from being vicious or indecent. Hawkins doesn’t indulge these tendencies. Sometimes these subjects can be superficially funny, but even if they get a quick laugh, the humor wears off quickly because it doesn’t inspire or uplift. Some comedians get laughs by lowering the ethical bar and appealing to the lowest common denominators of human experience: vicious ridicule, crude subject matter (easy for second rate comedians), or picking on people’s mistakes or vulnerabilities. And here’s where the “intelligent” part comes in. Humor is all about the way you look at life and repackage it for others.
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