Talk:Random humour

the last couple of sentences of this article are not very well worded at all, and should be changed. Saccerzd 20:37, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

'Random humour' recent?
This entry states that "The use of randomly made statements or actions to cause humour is a relatively new form. It comes about in relation to societys generally shorter attention span and its main use stems from American television, though British television has followed recently.". Can some evidence of this be supplied?

I think there is a long history of 'Random humour' in British comedy (Goon Shows, Peter Cook, Monty Python, Morecambe & Wise, The Young Ones, Vic & Bob, Eddie Izzard, Chris Morris) and if anything it is stems from UK comedy and has recently appeared on US television (at least in the English speaking world).

I suspect this kind humour is actually as ancient as any other, but television obviously isn't. --WhizzBang 16:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Though fairly recent, Harry Hill has been around longer than Family Guy and makes a great deal of use of this type of humour.