Comedy, in my opinion is indeed an artform. I believe that comedy is very different from other types though. Comedy is basically the art of finding humor in a given object, person or situation. And unlike other styles of art, comedy can only draw upon silliness and absurdity. That in itself makes it stand out because all other artforms can draw on various emotions like sorrow, anger, joy, hatred, serentity, and many others. Comedy in this sense is limited then. another limitation of this style of art is that it requires the audience to be a lot more involved than in other styles of art. If the audience doesn't get the joke the art is lost on them. So therefore, Comedy is a lot more difficult than others as well.
Now, going along with objectivity and Hume, since Hume says that art is a matter of taste and only certain tastes are objectly right, does that mean people could have an incorrect sense of humor?
I will be responding to your question in my blog!
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