The humor, based on the premise of "It's funny because it's true," consists of observations made about sometimes very minor and superficial aspects of Western culture: from airline peanuts to the Jared Diet to the lines at Walgreens. Jokes often begin with the phrase, "Did you ever notice?..."
Common topics
Observational Comedy was brought to life in an era where no topic was too mundane and "the little things in life" became more appealing than "The Big Picture". In fact some topics were so trivial that comics had to feign hatred just to keep the sets interesting (as in: "You know what really pisses me off? Nail Clippers!")
The differences between men and women
The differences between different generations
The differences between races
The differences between religions
Government red tape
Airport security, airline food, etc
Humans' relationships with animals
Cliched aspects of childhood/adolescence
The leaders of nations
Ovaltine
Quotes
"Sex, that’s meaningless, I can understand that, but dinner; that’s heavy. That’s like an hour" - Jerry Seinfeld
“I saw a guy at a party wearing a leather jacket and I thought, ‘That is cool.’ But then I saw another guy wearing a leather vest and I thought, ‘That is not cool’. Then I figured it out: ‘Cool’ is all about leather sleeves.” - Demetri Martin
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon.' Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
