Comedy archetype
The Cringe Connoisseur
Comedy from behind a pillow.
You savor the squirm. The longer the silence, the more painful the misstep, the better — discomfort is the whole point and you wouldn't look away for anything.
Most exemplified by
The sitcom whose joke mix matches The Cringe Connoisseur most closely is The Office.
By the numbers
How concentrated this archetype's signature joke types are in The Office, vs the baseline share across every joke we've scored.
Share in The Office Baseline across all jokes
Jokes a Cringe Connoisseur loves
“Now your mom and your dad said She moved to Peru But the truth is she died And someday you will too”
— Phoebe, Friends
“My name is George. I'm unemployed, and I live with my parents.”
— George, Seinfeld
“Abbi helps Ilana off the truck; Ilana: 'Let's get married.' Abbi: 'What?' Ilana: 'What? No, you said something.' Abbi: 'No.' Ilana: 'Okay.'”
— Abbi, Broad City
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