fourth wall joke

In fiction, especially theater, film, or television, a joke that intentionally draws attention to the illusion of separation between the audience and the fiction itself. I love it when a TV show throws in a good fourth wall joke—I think it's fun being in on the humor like that.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cleon	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Odoacer	o-do-AY-sər (English)	Ancient Germanic
Joachim	zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)	French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Lagle	-	Estonian
Jari	YAH-ree	Finnish
Zia	-	Arabic