I recently had the privilege of presenting a paper at the 2024 conference of the International Society of Humor Studies. It was during that meeting that I had the idea of interviewing leading experts ...

The following is the second of a three-part interview with Drs. Thomas Wilk and Steve Gimbel. For part one, click here. What do you see as the relevant factors in determining if a joke is morally ...

The story of using quantum theory to analyse humor is interesting, in a funny way. The University of British Columbia is trying to “decode the complexity of humor”. The findings from research include ...

This book grew on me. I started out with the observation that classical humor theory, in which I have played a small but not insignificant role, was still relevant in analyzing the new humor on the ...

How humor works is a serious study for CU Boulder's Peter McGraw. As director of the Humor Research Lab, McGraw is exploring what makes a good joke, and what falls flat. His team have developed a ...

How rampant is nepotism in NFL coaching hires? Bomani Jones found a unique way to put a spin on it last year in Season 1 of his HBO show “Game Theory with Bomani Jones.” Jones presented a cork board ...

A millennial has caught ire from Gen Z as she shared a video theorizing on the generation's "referential humor." Brenna Pérez, 34, originally from Spain and now living in New York, is a filmmaker and ...