Stand-Up Comedy Techniques

noun a facial expression characterized by lack of emotion or enthusiasm

adjective showing no emotion or enthusiasm

• The speaker delivered the news with a dead pan expression, showing no emotion.
• She told the joke with a dead pan face, making it even funnier.
• He always has this dead pan look on his face, it's kinda creepy.
• Her dead pan delivery of the bad news left everyone feeling uneasy.

noun a person who makes clever or sarcastic remarks in a humorous way

• The wisecracker at the party entertained everyone with his clever jokes.
• I love hanging out with that wisecracker, he always has me laughing.
• The wisecracker never fails to crack me up with his witty remarks.
• She may come across as serious, but deep down she's a real wisecracker.

noun the word itself, which is a compound noun formed by combining 'documentary' and 'comedy'

• The new docucomedy film explores the intersection of reality and humor in a thought-provoking way.
• I love watching docucomedies because they are both funny and informative at the same time.
• Docucomedies are the best when you just want to chill and have a good laugh.
• The docucomedy series shines a light on the absurdity of everyday life in a captivating way.