LOL stands for ‘Last One Laughing’ in this context. It’s a Japanese concept that’s been around for a long time. Later, countries such as Australia, Mexico, Germany, Italy, and Canada adopted it. The concept is straightforward: Ten comedians are imprisoned in a house for six hours with the goal of making their fellow contestants laugh while maintaining a straight face. They lose if they laugh till the last comic is left.
The Tamil reality comedy series LOL Enga Siri Paapom is now available on Amazon Prime Video. The comedy show was hosted by outstanding actor Mirchi Shiva and the late actor-comedian Vivek. Abishek, Baggy, Harathi, Maya S, Powerstar Srinivasan, Premgi, Pugazh, Sathish, Syama Harini, and RJ Vignesh are among the comedians featured in the series. There are six 25-30 minute episodes in total.
Humour or comedy can be classified in a variety of ways depending on how it is delivered and the context in which it is used. Slapstick comedy, deadpan comedy, self-deprecating comedy, potty humour, topical comedy, satire, parody, black comedy, surreal comedy, and a variety of other comedies are all popular in modern society. Spot comedy, Intellectual comedy, Observational comedy, Slapstick comedy, counter comedy, one-liner comedy, and women-based comedy are all examples of types of comedy. What is humour without these, one would wonder? They can also argue that taking everything seriously is an issue.
These types of comedies help to tune our minds. They persuade us to believe they are true at one point. But the truth is that they are untrue. People will believe that comedies based on body shaming, jokes based on caste, community, and race, women-centred jokes, and marriage jokes are not an issue when they wake up. They are issues that should not occur in our environment. We’re just blurting out those comedic lines in public, and we have no idea who is offended. These types of comedy will make sense unless and until the people around us get involved.
Thanks to Navarasa, Summer of ‘92 somewhat tried to make sense. The show is sending us down a rabbit hole once more. I’m not sure how it is that being a woman can make us laugh??? In Cleopatra gowns and nighties, Powerstar and Pugazh actually dressed as women. That costume didn’t make me laugh, and I’ve seen women in similar outfits who don’t appear to be laughing. I’m not in the mood to laugh. When a man dresses like a lady, what is there to laugh at? Siddharth’s mother would defy the notion of a male dressed as a woman in the film “Sivappu Manjal Pachai.” Appreciate those moments; we feel at ease wearing slacks or t-shirts, so why is it so contentious when a male does?
When the constants were requested to speak in separate or opposing dialects, it created a huge mess. That was lovely at first, but it turned out to be a mess in the end. The Thumb Fight was the final battle between the constants. They can insult each other while they’re fighting. Insults that are made public… Props and costumes are available to the regulars. They’re also used in comedic stunts. Sathish is the most amusing and descent of the group. Constants began to chuckle at their own jokes at some point in the past. They instil in us the importance of loving ourselves.
I wish they would award me a portion of the prize money, even though I didn’t laugh.
