Jokes fall into these basic types.As a test, see how you get on with these
- Misunderstanding
- Misfortune/Cruelty/Slapstick
- Wordplay
- Status - Fall from status or rapid rise
- Stupidity
- Surreal/Tangential
- Exaggeration
- Sarcasm/Satire/Parody
http://www.jokefile.co.uk/odds/liverpool.html