The humor code : a global search for what makes things funny
by McGraw, Peter, 1970- (Author), Warner, Joel, 1978- (Author)
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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. Full description
Table of Contents:
- 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.