What makes something funny?

The humor theory of incongruity suggests that humor arises from a discrepancy between expectations and reality. It is widely accepted, explaining that humor stems from recognizing a mismatch or contradiction between different elements, leading to amusement when these incongruities are detected and resolved. In the clip, Annie sets up a joke ("The professor is so old"), creating an expectation for a punchline, but none follows (reality). This aligns with the context that she quit the class after the lesson on setups, implying she never learned punchlines.

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[HectorTWE]

Hey, it's Little Annie Adderall!

[nihilisticpuppy]

This was funnier in the writers head, than it was in the audiences response

[kane]

No that Joke has 0 fat.
Coulda done with a better delivery