Audience Pleasures: Comedy

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Identification
being able to identify with content/narrative
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Escapism
a break from the everyday
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Exaggeration
over stress something
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Familiarity
becoming familiar with content and building a bond with characters
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Narrative
the sitcoms use this to keep the viewer engaged/hooked
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Resolution
the reward for watching an entire episode, but new storylines keep the viewer hooked throughout the series
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Predictability
the audience knows what will happen and is rewarded by it happening
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Schadenfreude
pleasure from someone elses pain = you've been framed
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Superiority
the audience feels superior to the characters when knowing something is about to happen or they have more information than the characters
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a break from the everyday

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Escapism

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over stress something

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Card 4

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becoming familiar with content and building a bond with characters

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Card 5

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the sitcoms use this to keep the viewer engaged/hooked

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