I followed up on my survey with a focus group of people that responded positively to my questions (people that enjoyed The Office and recognised Hulk Hogan). Using this format, I could further analyse their sense of humor and how I could appeal to it.
I talked to four people and asked them why they found The Office funny. Their responses can be condensed into the following points:
-Compelling characters
-Satire comedy
-Realistic, relateable scenarios
I found this exercise very useful as I found it hard previously to describe why I liked mockumentaries. I asked the group if they liked my idea, and all of them were positive and thought it was funny even at face value.
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