The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

from DavidWineberg

As The Humor Code notes several times, humor can't stand to be examined. It falls apart and fails, like magic does when you explain a trick. That said, the authors fly off around the world, looking at comedy and humor and what makes them tick in different societies. From their Denver base, they g...

from bluepigeon

Thanks to GoodReads First Reads for a free copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. The Humor Code is the journalistic account of a professor and a journalist traipsing about the world in search of what makes things funny. Their basic questions aim to identify the rules that make people...

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I could tell right away that the authors had learned something about being funny on their trip. While the book didn't have me in stitches, I did chuckle frequently at the humorous anecdotes and often humorous science as well. The mix of science, anecdotes, and humor were just right. As a result, ...

from LynnB

This is the story of a psychologist and a journalist who team up to research humour. What makes things funny? How does this vary among cultures? In fact, humour studies is Professor McGraw's full time occupation. The book has a bit of science, a bit more about how scientists study humour, and is ...