I think I measure comedies more objectively than any other genre of film; my standard of quality is based on how often the movie makes me laugh. If I laugh out loud more than a couple times, I generally consider that particular comedic film a success. Granted, despite trying to be objective, there are unavoidable subjective elements that arise while using this method—my current mood, my fellow audience members, etc. But this objective standard works for comedies far better than using a similar standard would for other genres. Could I judge a scary movie based on how many times I jump? Or a tear-jerker based on how many tears I jerk? I think not. That would result in giving the best scores to the most manipulative films of those genres.
But laughing out loud in a comedy? That requires much more finesse from the source material than a typical jump-scare.
But laughing out loud in a comedy? That requires much more finesse from the source material than a typical jump-scare.