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'''Shock humour''' is a style of [[comedy]] intended to shock the audience. This can be achieved through excessively foul [[toilet humour]], overt sexual themes, mocking of serious themes (otherwise known as [[black comedy]]), or through tactlessness in the aftermath of a [[crisis]].
In [[radio]], [[shock jock]]s use this brand of humour.
Practitioners of shock humour include [[Andrew Dice Clay]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Helitzer |first=Melvin |url=https://archive.org/details/comedywritingsec00heli_1 |title=Comedy Writing Secrets |publisher=[[Writer's Digest Books]] |year=1992 |page=67 |isbn=978-0-89879-510-3 |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/comedywritingsec00heli_1/page/67 |archive-date=October 9, 2014 |url-access=registration |access-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> [[Tom Green]], [[Eric André]], and [[Sam Hyde]]. The television shows ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Superjail!]]'', [[Jackass (franchise)|''Jackass'']], ''[[Drawn Together]]'', ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt]]'', ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'' and ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'' have also been described as shock humour.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
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