Mike Epps
A mechanism-level breakdown of 29 analyzed bits from Mike Epps (2009), spanning 1 special. Every excerpt is tagged with its primary humor mechanism using the Comedy Stack framework.
- Analyzed bits
- 29
- Specials
- 1
- Active range
- 2009
- Go-to mechanism
- incongruity-resolution
How Mike gets laughs
Distribution across the primary humor mechanisms in the analyzed set.
29 attributed excerpts
Short quoted bits used here as editorial examples of Mike Epps’s mechanism-level craft. Each excerpt links to its full-transcript source.
“They be in there talking all nice to you and your friends. As soon as you walk out, they jump in your friends’ faces.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'They be in there talking all nice to you and your friends.', then the trigger 'As soon as you walk out, they jump in your friends’ faces.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“There’s some retarded kids in here ’cause I seen the van pull up outside. They on a field trip -about six of them together.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'There’s some retarded kids in here ’cause I seen the van pull up outside.', then the trigger 'They on a field trip -about six of them together.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“Lips purple -he smoking them grape swisher sweets? Look at his lips. Bush got all the money. He’s a rotten motherf*cker, that little bush.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Lips purple -he smoking them grape swisher sweets? Look at his lips. Bush got all the money.', then the trigger 'He’s a rotten motherf*cker, that little bush.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“I guess ’cause she got titties she think she running something around here. I had to let her know – buy your own tampons!”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'I guess ’cause she got titties she think she running something around here.', then the trigger 'I had to let her know – buy your own tampons!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“And we likes to party.” He send him a tape every chance he get. [Foreign accent] “this is my new video.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'And we likes to party.” He send him a tape every chance he get.', then the trigger '[Foreign accent] “this is my new video.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“As soon as they let them legs down. [Imitates farting] “I’m so sorry.” Don’t be sorry. Which hole did that air come out of?”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'As soon as they let them legs down. [Imitates farting] “I’m so sorry.” Don’t be sorry.', then the trigger 'Which hole did that air come out of?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“This is how they come around the corner like this. “Caught your ass, didn’t I? Smell funny in here.” “What it supposed to smell like?”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'This is how they come around the corner like this. “Caught your ass, didn’t I?', then the trigger 'Smell funny in here.” “What it supposed to smell like?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“I’d like to had to got that pussy. I’d like to had to got it. I’m telling you.” That’s how them old men be talking.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'I’d like to had to got that pussy. I’d like to had to got it.', then the trigger 'I’m telling you.” That’s how them old men be talking.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“About to f*cking lecture me, n*gga.” The black people give you the money and tell everybody. “What you doing?” “Oh, nothing. Just gave Carlos $40.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'About to f*cking lecture me, n*gga.” The black people give you the money and tell everybody. “What you doing?” “Oh, n...', then the trigger 'Just gave Carlos $40.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
““I didn’t say nothing when you had that bottle of vinegar next to the tub.” Look how all the old b*tches know what that is.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward '“I didn’t say nothing when you had that bottle of vinegar next to the tub.” Look how', then the trigger 'all the old b*tches know what that is.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“Old women got the same jogging suit he got on. “Yeah, man, that’s my girl in there.” I said, “n*gga, that ain’t your girl.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Old women got the same jogging suit he got on.', then the trigger '“Yeah, man, that’s my girl in there.” I said, “n*gga, that ain’t your girl.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“I ain’t got no motherf*cking purse like that.” Married men act totally different when they by theirself, don’t they? You see them with their wife.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'I ain’t got no motherf*cking purse like that.” Married men act totally different when they by theirself, don’t they?', then the trigger 'You see them with their wife.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“I think we got him!” When they come back from a commercial, n*gga been saying something. You can tell ’cause he got a cigarette.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'I think we got him!” When they come back from a commercial, n*gga been saying something.', then the trigger 'You can tell ’cause he got a cigarette.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“If I was retarded then, I’ll be retarded now, right? Do I look retarded to any of y’all? Who’s saying “yeah”? F*ck you, man.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'If I was retarded then, I’ll be retarded now, right? Do I look retarded to any of y’all? Who’s saying “yeah”?', then the trigger 'F*ck you, man.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
““I’m going to bed.” “Okay, i love you. All right.” N*gga think, “I’m going up, looking for this n*gga’s ass. I know where he at.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward '“I’m going to bed.” “Okay, i love you. All right.” N*gga think, “I’m going up, looking for this n*gga’s ass.', then the trigger 'I know where he at.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“I had to come to Detroit and do this. This is where the Hitsville go down, ain’t it, in Hitsville, baby. That’s right Hitsville.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'I had to come to Detroit and do this. This is where the Hitsville go down, ain’t it, in Hitsville, baby.', then the trigger 'That’s right Hitsville.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“Sit down.” [Normal voice] What about judge Mathis? He’s a motherf*cker, ain’t he? That’s Detroit’s finest. He’ll call you a crackhead in a minute.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Sit down.” [Normal voice] What about judge Mathis? He’s a motherf*cker, ain’t he? That’s Detroit’s finest.', then the trigger 'He’ll call you a crackhead in a minute.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“You’re trying to leave some hope, ain’t you? I’m changing the number in the morning.” You know, f*cking women put the pressure on the n*gga.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'You’re trying to leave some hope, ain’t you?', then the trigger 'I’m changing the number in the morning.” You know, f*cking women put the pressure on the n*gga.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“Give it up for him, y’all. One more time, sugar daddy! That’s one of them old players Be looking over his glasses in the club.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Give it up for him, y’all. One more time, sugar daddy!', then the trigger 'That’s one of them old players Be looking over his glasses in the club.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“You see a whole family get up. They know how to do it. You see the father get up first. Motherf*cker just start walking out.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'You see a whole family get up. They know how to do it. You see the father get up first.', then the trigger 'Motherf*cker just start walking out.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“They just stare at you for a minute before they say something. As soon as they catch your eye.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'They just stare at you for a minute before they say something.', then the trigger 'As soon as they catch your eye.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“You n*ggas slap midgets, b*tches. N*gga, we are in the “d”! I smell gunpowder, money, and cologne. Ain’t nothing but killers and dealers out here!”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'You n*ggas slap midgets, b*tches. N*gga, we are in the “d”! I smell gunpowder, money, and cologne.', then the trigger 'Ain’t nothing but killers and dealers out here!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.
“Take that old lady home.” 3:00 in the morning, she in the car asleep. This n*gga eating chicken outside of the car, music blaring.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Take that old lady home.” 3:00 in the morning, she in the car asleep.', then the trigger 'This n*gga eating chicken outside of the car, music blaring.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“♪ Wanna beat you, boo ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ Pssh! ♪ Every night ♪ We don’t know what that Frankenstein-head b*tch did to him.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward '♪ Wanna beat you, boo ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ Pssh!', then the trigger '♪ Every night ♪ We don’t know what that Frankenstein-head b*tch did to him.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
““What’s up, Tony?” “Hey, man, how’s everything going, brother? Oh, just taking it easy, hanging out with the old lady. All right, god bless you.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward '“What’s up, Tony?” “Hey, man, how’s everything going, brother? Oh, just taking it easy, hanging out with the old lady.', then the trigger 'All right, god bless you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“Fresh spit all over my f*cking forehead. [Beatboxing] Doddamn, Doug e. One more time for Doug E. Fresh, y’all -legendary. That’s legendary right there.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Fresh spit all over my f*cking forehead. [Beatboxing] Doddamn, Doug e. One more time for Doug E. Fresh, y’all -legend...', then the trigger 'That’s legendary right there.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“I’ll just be at places, man. “Say something funny.” Be like, “n*gga, you say something funny.” People just walk up and ask stupid-ass questions.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'I’ll just be at places, man.', then the trigger '“Say something funny.” Be like, “n*gga, you say something funny.” People just walk up and ask stupid-ass questions.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“He over at chuckie and them’s over on Feday street. I’m going to f*ck this n*gga up.” Your friends be looking out for you.”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'He over at chuckie and them’s over on Feday street.', then the trigger 'I’m going to f*ck this n*gga up.” Your friends be looking out for you.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
“Get your soda out of there.” When them old men coming in the house, that’s all you hear. [Keys jingling] “Damn, what key is this?”
Why it works (Comedy Stack analysis)
The setup points the reader toward 'Get your soda out of there.” When them old men coming in the house, that’s all you hear.', then the trigger '[Keys jingling] “Damn, what key is this?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.
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