Read the following essays from McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and once again identify three or four elements in each that contribute to the humor.
Marissa Medansky, Oompa Loompa Revolutionaries
Seth Reiss, "Eyewitness News with Tom Denardo and Cheryl Clayburn"
On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will also discuss the previously assigned humor pieces, so you may wish to review those.
Here are two other pieces you may find amusing: Fran Lebowitz's "Introduction by the Author," a short list that rephrases clichés in amusing and thoughtful ways, and this clip of standup by Hannibal Buress, a 30 Rock writer whose routine here reminds me of Bill Cosby: