Ralph describes the improv technique of having a character react with excitement, not anger, upon discovering their spouse's infidelity.
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A patient lesson in how surprise becomes a laugh.
Dissonance in Comedy treats the gap between expectation and reality as something worth sitting with, not just something to punch up for effect. Ralph McLeod keeps returning to that mismatch with plain examples, which makes the idea feel usable instead of theoretical.
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You want a clear explanation of how dissonance and expectation turn a setup into a laugh, plainly.
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