Keywords
Humor
The Daily Show
Submitted : 2025-07-15
Accepted : 2025-07-30
Published : 2025-08-14
Abstract
This study examines the translation of humorous discourse in European and American talk shows from the perspective of translation relevance theory to verify its interpretive effect on translation activities. According to the analysis, the famous American TV show “The Daily Show” profoundly embodies the essence of language from the perspective of relevance theory — communicative activities, and the translator’s translation of humorous language in it achieves a balance between maximum relevance and optimal relevance, achieving a good humorous transmission effect.
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