Shock humour

Shock humour is a style of comedy intended to shock the audience. This can be achieved through excessively foul toilet humour, pop cultural references, overt violent and sexual themes, profanity, mocking of serious themes (otherwise known as black comedy), or through tactlessness in the aftermath of a crisis.

In radio, shock jocks use this brand of humour. Such risque broadcasting can cause controversy, such as Jim Quinn and Don Jefferson's "Stupid Human Tricks" segment of their late-1980s WBZZ-FM show.

Practitioners of shock humour include Andrew Dice Clay, Andy Kaufman, Tom Green, Bill Hicks, John Lennon, George Carlin, Bill Maher, Bill Burr, Louis C.K., Eric André, and Sam Hyde. The movie Fritz the Cat, the video game series Saints Row, the television shows The Ren & Stimpy Show, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Superjail!, Jackass, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Drawn Together, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Gravity Falls, The Owl House, Rick and Morty, Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss, Beavis and Butt-Head, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Da Ali G Show have also been described as shock humour.^{[citation needed]}