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Sarcasm Primer from Carol Burnett and Stephen Colbert

January 15, 2014 Posted by Willingham

[On a scale from wit to whimsy: Snark]

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Sometimes, it’s hard to tell when someone is being funny. Carol Burnett gives Stephen Colbert a lesson in sarcasm. “Stephen, I don’t think you got my letter at all.”

You’ll find a bit of satire and hyperbole in this clip, along with snark from Carol and even a dash of Colbert’s own brand of self-deprecating humor in the opening (which includes one sort of naughty word that could also be a man’s name).

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Filed Under: Funny Teaching Resources, Funny Videos, Parody, Satire, Snarky, Stephen Colbert

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