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A non sequitur can denote an abrupt, illogical, or unexpected turn in plot or dialogue by including a relatively inappropriate change in manner. A non sequitur joke sincerely has no explanation, but it reflects the idiosyncrasies, mental frames and alternative world of the particular comic [[persona]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chambers |first1=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ThJJP4b21DwC&pg=PA75 |title=Parody: The Art that Plays with Art |publisher=Peter Lang Publishers |year=2010 |page=75 |isbn= 978-1433108693 |access-date=2014-09-17 |quote=Along with a rhythmic pattern, these jokes, however absurd they may be, build dual frames of reference, if not alternative worlds entirely reflecting the idiosyncrasies of the individual stand-up artist. }}</ref>
Comic artist [[Gary Larson]]'s ''[[The Far Side]]'' cartoons are known for what Larson calls "...absurd, almost non sequitur animal" characters, such as talking cows, which he uses to create a "...weird, zany, ...bizarre, odd, strange" effect; in one strip, "two cows in a field gaz[e] toward [a] burning Chicago, saying 'It seems that agent 6363 had accomplished her mission.'"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/06/16/the-bizarre-side/ba464ceb-355f-4c9b-8f8d-d1b51c8f9f19/ |title=The Bizarre Side |last= Harrington|first= Richard|date=16 June 1983 |work= Washington Post|access-date=12 August 2020 }}</ref>
==See also==
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