Neither Ellen Degeneres nor Bill Cosby are known for their outrageous, taboo performances. They do not uses an excessive amount of expletives nor do they describe sexual experiences, most certainly not in graphic detail like many standup comedians. So, why then are they considered to be two of the greatest comedians of our time? Their humor comes from the universally relatable content of their jokes. For example, one of Degeneres' most famous sketches is about the frustrations of flying, and the Bill Cosby bit we watched in class explained why people should, in fact, be weary of the dentist. Ubiquitously present sarcasm and exaggeration are the means by which they evoke our laughter, but this is just a result of a greater reason behind the hilarity. We see a part of ourselves in their jokes. True, a salad so small it only contains two pieces of lettuce or a bottom lip on the ground may not be the extent to which our mind takes our annoyance and discomfort, but the idea that we constantly project the little difficulties of our day to some disastrous event is something that everyone experiences. So, in a way, we are laughing at ourselves by seeing the humor in a magnified aspect of humanity. By seeing the absurdity of Degeneres' and Cosby's interpretations of a flight or a trip to the dentist, we laugh because we see how silly our worry really is; we laugh in relief. Their jokes serve as a sort of social corrector, not because our stresses are inherently wrong, but because it shows that we all have a common bond (even in our frustrations) and that we really shouldn't waste our time on situations that are so trivial.