Verbal Aggression in IRIB comedy series

Nowadays, where the media has overshadowed all aspects of human life and is one of the important factors influencing the individual and group lifestyles, the need to increase happiness and vitality is increasing every day. events such as natural disasters, war, and disease outbreaks (including Covid 19) also adds to the importance of paying attention to happiness. Comedy series are among the most popular programs that attract a wide and diverse audience. But it is often observed that the use of verbal violence as a deliberate behavior is high in comedy series. Therefore, in the present article, an attempt was made to examine the level of verbal violence in the form of Culpeper's verbal illiteracy strategies (1998/2011) by examining three sets of comedies that were broadcast in the first half of 1400. Three sets of Butimar, Zirkhaki 2 and Dudkesh 2 were selected as the statistical population and three parts of each set were thoroughly studied. The results show that verbal violence is manifested by the use of taboos and the use of harsh sentences in which overt rudeness and negative rudeness are used. Results show that, the use of verbal violence was higher in the Butimar. The results of this research show the necessity of examining the language of comedy productions before broadcasting. Keywords: verbal violence, TV comedy series, face, linguistic politness.