▁is ▁otherwise ▁a ▁serious ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁foreign ▁relations ▁serves ▁to ▁frame ▁the ▁segment ▁com ically , ▁creating ▁a ▁serious ▁tone ▁underlying ▁the ▁com edic ▁ag enda ▁presented ▁by ▁Stewart . ▁ ▁Form s ▁▁ ▁Com edy ▁may ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁multiple ▁gen res ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁humor , ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁delivery , ▁and ▁the ▁context ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁delivered . ▁ ▁The ▁different ▁forms ▁of ▁comedy ▁often ▁overlap , ▁and ▁most ▁comedy ▁can ▁fit ▁into ▁multiple ▁gen res . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁sub gen res ▁of ▁comedy ▁are ▁far ce , ▁comedy ▁of ▁man ners , ▁bur les que , ▁and ▁sat ire . ▁ ▁Some ▁comedy ▁ap es ▁certain ▁cultural ▁forms : ▁for ▁instance , ▁par ody ▁and ▁sat ire ▁often ▁im itate ▁the ▁convent ions ▁of ▁the ▁genre ▁they ▁are ▁par ody ing ▁or ▁s ati riz ing . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁par od ies ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁television ▁news ▁include ▁The ▁On ion , ▁and ▁The ▁Col bert ▁Report ; ▁in ▁Australia , ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁Kath ▁& ▁Kim , ▁U top ia , ▁and ▁Sh a un ▁M ical lef ' s ▁Mad ▁As ▁Hell ▁perform ▁the ▁same ▁role . ▁ ▁Self - de pre cation ▁is ▁a ▁technique ▁of ▁comedy ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁com ed ians ▁who ▁focus ▁on ▁their ▁mis fortun es ▁and ▁fo ibles ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁entertain . ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁arts ▁ ▁Historical ▁forms ▁▁ ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁comedy ,