and female comedians was to mock the panelist and the least frequent reason is to show power for male comedians and to dismiss the panelist for female
comedians. There were only 2 reasons found only in male comedians’ speeches namely to show power and to provoke laughter.
5.2 Suggestions
In line with the conclusions mentioned above, this study offers some suggestions for the readers as provided in the following items.
1. To the lecturers teaching sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics; it is suggested to conduct, elaborate, and perform deep research in the study.
2. To other researchers; it is suggested that this study could be further expanded in the use of impoliteness to self-attack in the comedy program and explored
in terms of other discourses to contribute to the development of impoliteness theories, such as the use of impoliteness in literary works or its application in
terms classroom interactions. 3. To all the readers; it is suggested to use this study as references for
understanding the application of impoliteness in media studies, especially for its entertaining function on the television comedy program.
4. To the television producers and comedians; it is suggested to move the showtime to be later at night and include the notice of PG parental guide as
well as prepare a more qualified joke that conforms to the primary function of TV as a source of learning for the communities.
5. To the parents; it is suggested that the display of comedy shows such as ILK for children should be accompanied and guided.
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