Humoristisina

Humoristisina is a term used in humor theory to describe a mode of humor that centers on a distinct humorist persona as the primary source of comedic effect. It denotes works in which the voice, methods, and stance of a humorist narrator are foregrounded, often blurring the line between author and character.

Etymology and usage: The word appears to be a neologism formed from humorist and a suffix that signals a category or quality. In contemporary discourse, humoristisina is used to discuss meta-humor practices where the author's persona explicitly claims expertise, authority, or self-reflexive distance.

Characteristics: Core features include meta-humor and self-reference, direct audience address, and critical framing of humor itself. The humor tends to rely on the play between credibility and fallibility of the narrator, with a performative stance that invites readers to examine the mechanics of joke construction.

Forms and media: The concept appears across literary essays, stand-up, digital comics, and online satire, often employing editor’s notes, asides, or faux professional credentials to sustain the humorist persona.

Reception and critique: Some scholars view humoristisina as a natural evolution of meta-humor and persona-driven comedy, while others caution that overemphasis on the persona can obscure content or become self-indulgent.

See also: meta-humor, persona, satire, metafiction, humor theory.