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[[File:Don Rickles 1973.JPG|thumb|120px|Publicity photo of [[Don Rickles]], a well-regarded insult comedian, in 1973.]]<br />
'''Insult comedy''' is a [[comedy]] genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults directed at the performer's audience or other performers.<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2nZzPKpwjkC&pg=PA167 | title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing |author=James Mendrinos, Jim Mendrinos |isbn=978-1-59257-231-1 |publisher=Penguin |year=2004}}</ref><br />
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Typical targets for insult include individuals in the show's audience, the town hosting the performance, or the subject of a [[Roast (comedy)|roast]]. An insult comedian often maintains a competitive and interactive relationship with his or her audience. The style has been described as "festive abuse".<br />
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The style can be distinguished from an act based on satire, or political humor. Insult comedy is often used to deflect or silence [[heckler]]s even when the rest of the show is not focused around it.<br />
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== Notable insult comics ==<br />
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* [[Fred Allen]], especially whenever he referenced his longtime friend, [[Jack Benny]], as per their "feud."<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HxBhNQcJBUC&pg=PA141 |date=1991-10-10 |title=Fred Allen's Radio Comedy |isbn=978-0-87722-810-3 |author=Alan Havig}}</ref><br />
* [[Dave Attell]]<br />
* [[Frankie Boyle]]<br />
* [[Roy 'Chubby' Brown]]<br />
* [[Lenny Bruce]]<br />
* [[Bill Burr]]<br />
* [[Jimmy Carr]] <br />
* [[Catullus|Gaius Valerius Catullus]], [[ancient Roman]] poet <ref name=catul>Davis, Lauren. [http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-latin-poem-so-filthy-it-wasnt-translated-until-the-2-1589504370 "A Latin Poem So Filthy It Wasn't Translated Until the 20th Century"], [[Gizmodo]], June 11, 2014</ref><ref name=catul2>Higgins, Charlotte. [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/nov/24/catullus-mark-lowe "Catullus still shocks 2,000 years on"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', November 24, 2009</ref><br />
* [[Andrew Dice Clay]]<br />
* [[Louis C.K.]]<br />
* [[Billy Crystal]]'s character Buddy Young, Jr.<br />
* [[Rodney Dangerfield]]<br />
* [[Bianca Del Rio]] <br />
* [[Greg Davies]]<br />
* Ventriloquist [[Jeff Dunham]]'s characters [[Jeff Dunham#Walter|Walter]] and [[Jeff Dunham#Peanut|Peanut]]<br />
* [[Dustin the Turkey]]<br />
* [[Vinnie Favorito]]<br />
* [[Redd Foxx]]<br />
* [[Brad Garrett]]<br />
* [[Ricky Gervais]]<br />
* [[Greg Giraldo]]<ref name=nyt>O'Connor, Anahad. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/arts/30giraldo.html "Greg Giraldo, Insult-Humor Comic, Dies at 44"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 30, 2010</ref><br />
* [[Jackie Gleason]]<br />
* [[Gilbert Gottfried]]<br />
* [[Goundamani]], especially referenced his partner [[Senthil (actor)|Senthil]]<br />
* [[Kathy Griffin]]<br />
* [[Neil Hamburger]]<br />
* [[Chelsea Handler]]<br />
* [[Robin Harris]]<br />
* [[Harry Hill]]<br />
* [[Bob Hope]]<ref name=rtc>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcKC3Ht5aEUC&pg=PA13 |year=2005 |title=The road to comedy |isbn=978-0-275-98257-7 |author= W. McCaffrey}}</ref><br />
* [[D. L. Hughley]]<br />
* [[Jim Jefferies (comedian)|Jim Jefferies]]<br />
* [[Anthony Jeselnik]]<br />
* [[Andy Kaufman]], particularly when portraying his character [[Tony Clifton]]<br />
* [[Paul Kaye]], better known as ''"Dennis Pennis"''<br />
* [[Sam Kinison]]<br />
* [[Lisa Lampanelli]]<br />
* [[Jack E. Leonard]]<br />
* [[Bernie Mac]]<br />
* [[Seth MacFarlane]]<br />
* [[Marcus Valerius Martialis]], [[ancient Roman]] poet<br />
* [[Groucho Marx]]<br />
* [[Jackie Mason]]<br />
* [[Al Murray]]<br />
* [[Graham Norton]] <br />
* [[Jim Norton (American comedian)|Jim Norton]]<br />
* [[Patrice O'Neal]]<br />
* [[Russell Peters]]<br />
* [[Colin Quinn]]<br />
* [[Don Rickles]]<ref name=rtc/><br />
* [[Joan Rivers]] <br />
* [[James Rolfe (filmmaker)|James Rolfe]]<br />
* [[Jeffrey Ross]]<br />
* [[Jonathan Ross]]<br />
* [[Rodney Rude]]<br />
* [[Jerry Sadowitz]]<br />
* [[Bob Saget]]<br />
* [[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]]<br />
* [[Sarah Silverman]]<br />
* John Szeles AKA [[The Amazing Johnathan]]<br />
* [[Austen Tayshus]], moved into the genre with his later material<br />
* [[Hans Teeuwen]]<br />
* [[Daniel Tosh]]<br />
* [[Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog]]<br />
* [[Yucko the Clown#Yucko the Clown (Roger Black)|Yucko the Clown]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Roast (comedy)]]<br />
* [[The dozens]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Comedy genres]]<br />
[[Category:Abuse]]<br />
[[Category:Roast (comedy)]]<br />
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