This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind
why we crack up.“A sophisticated analysis... written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course …

Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is
there a way to figure out what we really find funny—and why? In this fascinating …

Recently, in January 2001, I conducted a computer search of the keyword humor using the
MELVYL Catalog (California Digital Library, CDL) database, and found a total of over 14,015 …

This article assesses three traditional theories of laughter and humor: the Superiority Theory,
the Relief Theory, and the Incongruity Theory. Then, taking insights from those theories, it …

Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves
multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the …

Laughter and Liberation is based on the idea that humor is an agent of psychological
liberation. Since we are able to include every kind of wit and humor under the umbrella of …

Humor, wit, and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully
contrived comedy of literature, newspapers, and television we experience humor in many …

Responding To the Screen Page 1 C hapter 11_ Responding to Comedy: The Sense and
Nonsense in Humor Dolf Zillmann Jennings Bryant University of Alabama We grow tired of …

Nothing in the understanding of humor is as simple as it might seem. In Joking Asides, Elliott
Oring confronts the problems of humor, analyzing the key contemporary approaches to its …

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that
integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor Offers an …