I was reading about the "new comedy" in the most recent Rolling Stone (RS1061) and they cited the Will Ferrell/Pearl video (link below) as a good example of comedy "naturalism" which though I enjoy funny stuff, was not aware had such a label.
Sarah Silverman, Tiny Fey, and Jon Stewart of The Daily Show were mentioned, as well as others including late night talk show host Craig Ferguson. They say that modern naturalism in comedy goes back to early Dave Letterman but even further, historically. Jack Benny, Andy Kaufman, and Steve Martin were named as comedians who incorporated "anti-punchlines" into their routines.
A very now example is the Garfield Minus Garfield web comics that was cooked up by Jim Walsh and endorsed by Garfield creator Jim Davis. Note: If you can check out this issue of RS, do so. It has a large fold-out cover spread that includes a guy that has hiked his pants up to knee-length. I totally thought he was Bill O'Reilly. It's Robin Williams but the resemblance in the photo is actually frightening.
Couldn't get the video of Pearl and Ferrell to work so below Garfield is Craig Ferguson instead~
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