Bibliograph

The humor code, a global search for what makes things funny, Peter McGraw, PhD and Joel Warner

Type

Label

The humor code, a global search for what makes things funny, Peter McGraw, PhD and Joel Warner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-226) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The humor code

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

852226610

Responsibility statement

Peter McGraw, PhD and Joel Warner

Sub title

a global search for what makes things funny

Summary

Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist travel the globe to discover the secret behind what makes things funny, questioning countless experts, including Louis C.K., along the way

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Colorado : Set-up -- Los Angeles : Who is funny? -- New York : How do you make funny? -- Tanzania : Why do we laugh? -- Japan : When is comedy lost in translation? -- Scandinavia : Does humor have a dark side? -- Palestine : Can you find humor where you least expect it? -- The Amazon : Is laughter the best medicine? -- Montreal : Punch line

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