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Presenting Joe Cuppa
It’s often said that comedy is subjective, and I
hold that to heart. Everyone has their
tastes and shouldn’t be judged for them.
There can be different reactions to certain comedy forms, and this
cartoon features three of them working off of each other.
There’s an open mic show at the bodega, and
one performer is a humanoid figure with a coffee cup head, Joe Cuppa. His style of comedy is coffee puns, and right
there, different reactions can result.
Some can find them mildly amusing, while others may think they’re too
corny and don’t stand out as more than normal statements with coffee words
replacing words they sound like. There
are scenes of the different believable reactions to Joe Cuppa’s comedy from
K.O., Rad, and Enid. Rad, being a fan of
Joe Cuppa for all his life, finds him hilarious. K.O., who doesn’t understand jokes, goes
along with what Joe’s style is supposed to mean and tries to find it
funny. Enid isn’t a fan of Joe’s coffee
puns at all and continuously insists they’re not funny.
Joe Cuppa himself also has an interesting
story. Following the
failed open mic show, he comes to the bodega incognito, with only a set of
coffee puns to indicate that it’s him under the hoodie and fake beard. He’s all washed up with no place to share his
comedy styles because many people don’t find him funny. The scenes of him living in poverty give a
creative interpretation of what can happen to people doing certain trends no one
is interested in anymore. They may not
end up in conditions as bad as Joe Cuppa, but what he’s put through sell how
others may feel about the matter.
Believable to entertainment people out of a job, the story puts Joe
Cuppa into the field of menial work to get by.
He starts his search for a new career at the bodega. Somehow, his incessant coffee puns prevent
him from doing a good job, and in an interesting turn of events, it seems like
he’s stuck making these types of puns as he tries to force himself to talk
normal. Although Joe’s puns hold him
back, the conclusion he comes to is interesting.
During an attack from Shannon who
flamboyantly delights with destroying the plaza, all three perspectives on Joe
Cuppa’s comedy come together with K.O. and Rad’s enjoyment combining with
Enid’s statement that the jokes are painful.
Joe Cuppa fights Shannon with coffee puns, and the pain they leave for
their corniness is humorously depicted by a punch coming out of his cup
head. The fight scene is capped off with
Shannon so annoyed by the puns that she freaks out at the mere mention of
coffee which I imagine is how most people putting up with too many bad
puns.
It also makes for a satisfying end
for the protagonists with Joe finding his place in the comedy world as a result
of his performance and Enid witnessing her preferred style of comedy via an
elaborate physical comedy stunt Rad gets himself into. Therefore, this ends up as a nice commentary
on comedy’s subjectivity with likable characters and creative depictions to
help make its point. It all depends on
how much you like coffee puns.
A-
The Ranking
- I Am Dendy
- You Get Me
- Let’s Be Heroes
- You’re Everybody’s Sidekick
- Jethro’s All Yours
- My Dad Can Beat up Your Dad
- Let’s Be Friends
- We Messed Up
- Presenting Joe Cuppa
- Sibling Rivalry
- Just Be a Pebble
- Do You Have Any More in the Back?
- You’re Level 100
- You Are Rad
The next OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes review shows the extent of Enid's apathy when a trio of pests come to the plaza to party.
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