When asked to write a TV commercial for a car, Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of the car show Top Gear, started the job with a complaint: “It’s a pretty car, but what they’ve done is put the engine ...

A joke lands, the room splits, and you’re the one stifling a laugh. It wasn’t nice. It wasn’t clean. But it was sharp, and your brain clicked before your conscience caught up. If that sounds familiar, ...

Political humor can amuse, provoke or even spark outrage, as seen in Jimmy Kimmel’s recent suspension. CU Boulder Today spoke with Peter McGraw, director of the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) and a ...

Humor is a pervasive part of human experience. If you watch people in social groups, they spend a lot of time laughing. Many popular forms of entertainment are focused on creating humorous situations.

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Authors Peter McGraw and Joel Warner delved into the science of what makes things funny in their new book, "The Humor Code." Your jokes may have your friends rolling in laughter, but could you take ...

New research helps explain why crude comedy, even when including death or moral taboos such as bestiality, can make people laugh. Disgusting jokes can be perceived as funny so long as they somehow ...