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9 is because some people might say that something is funny while something else is not. In addition, smile or laughter does not necessarily become an indicator if someone finds something funny, as they also become an indicator of embarrassment. However, in general, as Jay 2003 suggests, humour refers to anything that is funny, either intended or not intended p.306. 2. Verbal Humour Shade 1996 has provided a beneficial categorization of humour, namely figural humour, visual humour, auditory humour, and verbal humour p.2. Verbal humour, which becomes the focus of this study, is defined as a form of humour that involves the use of language Shade, 1996, p.14. In other word, the humour that belongs to verbal humour relies only on the language, not pictures, sounds, or others, used within the humour in its humour production. In this research, verbal humour can be found within the script or the dialogue uttered by the voice actors. Using verbal language, the voice actors are able to elicit the laughter of the live audience. 3. Radio Drama Radio drama belongs to one of types of drama which is broadcasted through radio medium. The word drama itself derives from the Greek word dran which means “to do” that refers to the story performed by actors in film, television, radio, open field, or even on the street; it can be based on true story or, more commonly, fictional Fossard, 1996, p. 30. Thus, radio drama is a story presented by actors, or in this case by voice actors, and broadcasted through radio medium. 10 According to Fossard 1996, there are three types of radio drama: independent, serial, and series. The independent radio drama broadcast a full story at a time, in one broadcast. The serial radio drama, which can be likened as a novel, is an on-going story which continues from one open-ended episode to the next ones. The last type, which becomes the object of this study, is a collection of independent dramas which uses the same main characters in each of the episodes. Within the series type or radio drama, a term called sit-com or situation comedy is popular. It refers to the series of radio drama which are funny, or at least, have a happy ending p. 38. 4. Cabin Pressure: Abu Dhabi Cabin Pressure: Abu Dhabi is the object of this research. It is the title of the first episode of the first series of radio situation comedy drama series broadcasted by BBC Radio 4. Set in airplane and airport environment, the episode tells about the oddball crews of the only airplane of an airline business named MJN Air. Starred by four main characters, the pilot, the co-pilot, the steward, and the CEO, the episode proves to be funny as it is able to elicit laughter from the live audience during the recording. This twenty eight-minute-long episode starts when Carolyn, the CEO, forbids Martin to divert and spend unnecessary money as he has flown a very expensive flight to Bristol prior the flight before. When flying to Abu Dhabi, Douglas notices that a client‟s cat left in the unheated hold, leaving Martin confused whether to divert in order to save the cat or to let the cat freeze to death PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI