In stand-up comedy[edit]
Alternative comedy, among its other aspects, parodies the traditional idea of the joke as a form of humor.[5] Anti-humor jokes are also often associated with deliberately bad stand-up comedians. Stand-up comedian Andy Kaufman had his own unique brand of anti-humor, quasi-surrealist acts coupled with performance art; one of his best-known manifestations of this was his act as the fictional persona of Tony Clifton, an untalented lounge lizard entertainer.[6] Norm Macdonald was another comedian sometimes associated with performing anti-humor, although he objected to the characterization.[7][8]