#the humor code

[franceslin90]

So, what turned Louis C.K. into Louis C.K.? How does someone be funny? Is it an innate talent, something you’re born with or that arises from the right conglomeration of instincts and personality traits? Or is it something that develops over time, either through absorbing the right rules or personal trial and error? And what about other variables to consider, such as childhood baggage and the quirks of various comedy clubs? How do they all influence someone’s ability to be hilarious?

McGraw, Peter; Warner, Joel (2014-04-01). The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny (pp. 17-18). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. 

[franceslin90]

In the world of humor scholarship, Raskin is a titan. Among other achievements, the Purdue University linguistics professor founded the journal HUMOR, edited the influential tome The Primer of Humor Research, and helped develop the general theory of verbal humor, one of the preeminent theories of how jokes and other funny texts work.

McGraw, Peter; Warner, Joel (2014-04-01). The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny (p. 13). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. 

[franceslin90]

the benign violation theory. According to this amended theory, humor only occurs when something seems wrong, unsettling or threatening (i.e., a violation), but simultaneously seems okay, acceptable, or safe (i.e., benign).

McGraw, Peter; Warner, Joel (2014-04-01). The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny (pp. 9-10). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. 

[franceslin90]

mega-church marketing strategies—

McGraw, Peter; Warner, Joel (2014-04-01). The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny . Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. 

[calebjross]

I’ve read a lot of comedy studies books. Well, three, but that’s a lot compared to most people, because most people aren’t sadists.

Luckily, this book isn’t like most humor studies books. This one is readable. It’s interesting. It actually contributes to an overall better understanding of, wait for it, what makes things funny (appropriate subtitles are all the rage right now).

[thesocietypages-blog]

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Peter McGraw and Joel Warner on Humor

by Richie LeDonne

In this episode, guest host Richie LeDonne speaks with Peter McGraw, a marketing and psychology professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, and journalist Joel Warner on their new book, The Humor Code. We talk about their travels around the world in search of what makes things funny, how comedians create humor, and how laughs are used to cope with tragedy and wield political power.

[nerdistindustries]

Joel Warner and Peter McGraw, authors of of THE HUMOR CODE, visit The Mutant Season to discuss with Gil what makes things funny.

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/04/the-mutant-season-126-joel-warner-and-peter-mcgraw-of-the-humor-code/

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