Humour is what sets Coronation Street apart from its main soap rival on the BBC. You know which one I mean. There has always been a lighter side to all of Corrie’s storylines. Whenever things get too heavy with a murder, a death or a demon child, there’s always a lighter story to give some balance to the soap. Without humour in Coronation Street I think it would soon lose fans.
But does the humour work well all the time? A lot depends on what you find funny. I know many fans hated Reg’s waterbed scene but it still makes me laugh. Some of the Corrie humour can be a little forced but most of it that comes in the form of dialogue from characters such as Rita, Norris and Blanche, can be sublime. The balance of humour against serious stories, of light against darkness, is what Corrie has always done best and long may it continue.
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