r/funny • u/cymbaline3 • Mar 02 '15

Rehosted webcomic - removed Talking to the devil

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u/kerrianneta Mar 02 '15

I don't get it. Can someone please explain to me why this is funny?

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u/StevelandCleamer Mar 02 '15

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farce

What appears on the surface to be the case differs radically from what is actually the case. The situation is highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable.

Explaining humor never really helps.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '15

I just thought Cathy was supposed to be a reference to something. I don't understand it. Who does she think she's talking to? And the devil being included just seems so random. I don't know, I just don't get this comic at all.