Just for laughs!

On my journey’s back home from school, the thing that entertains me besides my ipod is the tv mobile….especially when they play just for laughs. This show makes people laugh all the time. Since we just covered non verbal communication in class, I was better able to understand the different techiniques used.

The humour basically comes from the situations created as well as the expression of the people on whom the practical jokes are played on. For example in the clip i attached, the reason why people laugh is because the situation whereby the girl hugs somebosy else instead of her boyfriend is uncommon. The use of chronemics, where hugging somebody who you don’t know is culturally unacceptable. Since perception is receiver orienated, the emotions we witness during the practical joke, makes us laugh. Like the different expresssions people have when they see somebody posing for the camera and blocking the way. Also when they try to wiggle their way past the photographer. The most funny expression was that of the boy whose friend got hugged by the girl but not him.

The director of this show uses alot of commuication techniques, since they are not able to talk, they have to rely on the use of kinesics, haptics, oculesics and chronemihecs. All in all this show shows that one can communicate effectively without speaking.