TV Comedy - Codes and Conventions

'Walliam's & Friend'

• Canned Laughter- Used for a recorded show which contains the sound of the audience  This is often used after a joke, which is typically when the audience is about to laugh.

• Variety of drama sketches- Sketches such as parodies that the actors undertake. For example the 'Middle Class Jeremy Kyle' show.

• Repetition- Used to make the characters seem more idiotic or make the scene more funny. For example, when the two girls are on the bench and one continuously repeats 'back in the day', which makes the audience more entertained due to the large scale of repetition.

• Parody- A pardoy is something that is like an orignal, but is changed into their own. For example, 'Sherlock Holmes'