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Comedy Genre Deep Dive #8

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Top Read Comedy Stories Since Deep Dive 7

Top 10 Most Read Comedy - Buddy Comedy

Focuses on the dynamic between two main characters, often with contrasting personalities, like "Lethal Weapon" or "The Heat."

  1. He's a Bastard by Thirdly Complete
  2. Love is... 2 (Gus and Rex) by Tony S. Complete
  3. Love is... 1 (Marcus and Justus) by Tony S. Complete
  4. If Furniture Could Talk by Lee Wilson Complete
  5. Ticklish Fun & Games by Ticklishboy30 Temporary Hold
  6. Winter Love: with love & Ovaltine by Tony S. Complete
  7. Can I Tell Ya a Secret? by Topher Lydon Complete
  8. Life's Ticklish Situations by Ticklishboy30 Temporary Hold
  9. Twin(k)s by Inkognito Complete
  10. Stupid in Love by Inkognito Complete

Top 10 Most Read Comedy - Comedy Modern

Funny and less serious stories set in modern times

  1. The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold
  2. Black Widow by Mark Arbour Complete
  3. Clovers End by Wolffang Long-Term Hold
  4. Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Complete
  5. The English Year by Jwolf Long-Term Hold
  6. North Meets South, Worlds Collide by R. Eric Long-Term Hold
  7. Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Complete
  8. Colorado Game by Andr0gene Complete
  9. Bloodlines by Mark Arbour Complete
  10. Confounded: Part II by Andr0gene Complete

Top 10 Most Read Comedy - Comic Fantasy

Unserious stories set in a fantasy world.  Example: Terry Pratchet's Color of Magic

  1. BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete
  2. Storyverse: Stealing the Show by kbois Complete
  3. Gender Bender in a Blue Blender by Thirdly Complete
  4. Microwave Dave's Bad Days by Lee Wilson Complete
  5. Corrupting the Innocent by kbois Complete
  6. First day of Christmas by northie Complete
  7. Outlook: Grey and Unsettled by northie Complete
  8. Spudhunter! by northie Complete
  9. Ivor's short shorts by Ivor Slipper Temporary Hold
  10. Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox In Process

Top 5 Most Read Comedy - Comic Sci-Fi

Unserious stories set in a sci-fi world.  Example: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

  1. Ark II by R. Eric Complete
  2. Twinks in Space: Destination Unknown - Part One by Adam Andrews Johnson Complete
  3. Ark II: Life on Gaea by R. Eric Temporary Hold
  4. There's Always Time by Paladin Complete
  5. An Uncertain Thanksgiving by Paladin Complete

Top 3 Most Read Comedy - Comic Horror

Strong unserious element offsetting horror. Example: Scream, Cabin in the Woods, The Lost Boys

  1. Kage Match by kbois Complete
  2. Boxed In by northie Complete
  3. The End of the World, NY by Dandy Lam Long-Term Hold

Top 3 Most Read Comedy - Dark Comedy

Deals with dark, often taboo subjects with humor. Examples include "Dr. Strangelove" or "Fargo," where humor is derived from grim or tragic situations.

  1. My Dead Ex is Haunting Me Through Grindr by Inkognito Complete
  2. Gagged, Grinded & Legally Screwed by Inkognito Complete
  3. Well, This Happened by astone2292 Complete

Top 3 Most Read Comedy - Fish Out of Water

Comedy where characters are placed in unfamiliar environments, leading to humorous situations. "Coming to America" or "The Martian" (with its humorous elements) fit here.

  1. Bear With Me by Inkognito Complete
  2. Heartache, Hangovers & Karaoke Hell by Rafy Complete
  3. The Dark and Mystical Twins by BendtedWreath Complete

Top 10 Most Read Comedy - Satire

Uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize and mock individuals, institutions, or societal norms.

  1. A Fool In Love by Comicality Complete
  2. I'm Gay: A Nifty Story by Jeff Burton Temporary Hold
  3. Microwave Dave's Bad Days by Lee Wilson Complete
  4. New Year’s Resolutions For Idiots by Lee Wilson Complete
  5. Thanks, Dads by Inkognito Temporary Hold
  6. Quack, Quack by Lee Wilson Complete
  7. Well, Well, Well by Lee Wilson Complete
  8. Read Me Like One of Your Gay Werewolf Stories by Inkognito Temporary Hold
  9. November Surprise by Refugium Complete
  10. Twin(k)s by Inkognito Complete

Top 8 Most Read Comedy - Surreal Comedy

Using illogic and absurdity for humorous effect - Example: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Independence Day

  1. The Closing Act by Arch Hunter Complete
  2. Microwave Dave's Bad Days by Lee Wilson Complete
  3. Prompt #134 - "Why is your underwear in the swimming pool?" by wildone Complete
  4. Quack, Quack by Lee Wilson Complete
  5. If Furniture Could Talk by Lee Wilson Complete
  6. Glamourhammer by Jack Poignet Temporary Hold
  7. Welcome to Brain Torture Hotel by Refugium Complete
  8. Teddy Bear Lovers Anonymous by Refugium Complete

Top 4 Most Read Comedy - Tall Tale

humorous story with blatant exaggerations such as heroes that do the impossible with nonchalance - Example: Jack and the Bean Stalk, The Princess Bride

  1. Storyverse: Stealing the Show by kbois Complete
  2. A Fool In Love by Comicality Complete
  3. Salvation by Backwoods Boy Complete
  4. Paul Bunyan, Gay Icon - obituary (1985) by Refugium Complete
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chris191070

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Thanks for this deep dive @myr

Some awesome stories on this list.

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drsawzall

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Thanks for this, some great stuff here!!

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Inkognito

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Wait just a damn second.

I thought I was writing tragic gay dramas, but you’re telling me people have been laughing this whole time?

Bruh.

 

Now let me just do some arithmetic’n here right quick:

• 66 stories

• 30 authors

• @Lee Wilson’s 9 + my 8 = 17 stories total

17 out of 66 = 25%

Translation: Lee and I make up a full quarter of this list.

Which sounds impressive.

Until you realize it just means we both have a problem.

A very funny problem.

But still a problem that suggests we may need to be stopped.

Possibly in the form of tranquilizer darts.

 

Me: writes 8 comedy stories in 60 days

Tiny therapist on my shoulder: “And what are we avoiding today with humor?”

Me: “Everything.”

Also me: “But statistically speaking, 12% of GA’s comedy readers are enabling me, so really, this is on them.”

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Lee Wilson

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1 hour ago, Inkognito said:

Now let me just do some arithmetic’n here right quick:

• 66 stories

• 30 authors

• @Lee Wilson’s 9 + my 8 = 17 stories total

17 out of 66 = 25%

Translation: Lee and I make up a full quarter of this list.

Well, technically I only have 5 on the list. Some of them appear in multiple categories. But I will prophesize that I'll have a sixth after the Creature Feature stories are all posted.

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Inkognito

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21 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

Well, technically I only have 5 on the list. Some of them appear in multiple categories. But I will prophesize that I'll have a sixth after the Creature Feature stories are all posted.

Look.

I’m a writer, not a calculator.

That’s why I tell jokes, not do math.

Why I write punchlines, not pie charts.

Why I statistically mislead for comedic effect, not accuracy.

Honestly, if numbers wanted to be accurate, they shouldn’t have let me near them.

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Lee Wilson

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24 minutes ago, Inkognito said:

Look.

I’m a writer, not a calculator.

That’s why I tell jokes, not do math.

Why I write punchlines, not pie charts.

Why I statistically mislead for comedic effect, not accuracy.

Honestly, if numbers wanted to be accurate, they shouldn’t have let me near them.

We’re definitely different. Years ago, my brother called me a walking calculator.

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Sherye Story Reader

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Innocent

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21 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

We’re definitely different. Years ago, my brother called me a walking calculator.

I thought you were a walking calculator lol

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Inkognito

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43 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

We’re definitely different. Years ago, my brother called me a walking calculator.

Ah yes. You are correct.

You see, my superpower is not numbers.

My superpower is puzzle-based pattern recognition.

Picture it: kindergarten. Our desks were in groups of four, and we had jigsaw races.

Winner got eternal glory (a sticker).

I won.

Repeatedly.

Against every single student in the class.

Twice.

So the teacher, either desperate or looking to humble a five-year-old demigod, devised a new challenge:

The entire class vs. me.

Each with a 100-piece puzzle.

Naturally, I accepted.

Naturally, I obliterated them.

It got so bad the teacher joined their team halfway through, like Gandalf showing up to help the hobbits.

Spoiler: Frodo still dunked on them.

After the dust settled, she handed me a framed certificate titled “Puzzle Wizard,” with the solemnity of someone awarding a Nobel Prize to a tiny war criminal.

That was the year I peaked, by the way.

I nearly failed math in fourth grade. Long division took me an entire school year and possibly some of my lifespan.

So yes, Lee. You’re a walking calculator.

And I’m a statistical anomaly that cannot statist to save my stats.

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centexhairysub

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Well, a couple of these designations I truly question, but still some outstanding stories in these groups.

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Jeff Burton

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Cloud 9

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Oh crap, I'm on this list too.

...And it has a number 2 spot for it's category.

WHY ARE PEOPLE READING THAT?  And does this mean I should probably update it!?

Definitely feeling the pressure lol.

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