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#5 Laughter Is The Best Medicine, After Ice Cream. I often include people from my life in my cartoons. Especially if it will help pay the bills. The patient here is my mentor, the late Sam Gross ...
Welcome to the funny world of Bill Whitehead, the creator of the comic Free Range! Bill’s single-panel comics are quick and clever, giving you a good laugh in just one frame. With his unique ...
Cognitive humor processing refers to the neural circuitry and pathways that are involved in detecting incongruities of various situations presented in a humorous manner. Over the past decade, many studies have emerged utilizing fMRI studies to describe the neural correlates associated with how a human processes something that is considered "funny".
Repetition is the essential comedic device and is often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline or close of a scene—is a classic example of the tension and release that are possible using repetition.
Comic timing or comedic timing emerges from a performer's joke delivery: they interact with an audience—intonation, rhythm, cadence, tempo, and pausing—to guide the audience's laughter, which then guides the comedic narrative.
When life feels gloomy, a dose of humor is the easiest way to brighten up your day. In fact, studies show that laughter actually has real-life health benefits: a good giggle can decrease symptoms ...
One leading analysis of American humor, the 1931 book American Humor: A Study of the National Character by Constance Rourke, identified the character of the "Yankee" as that first American comic figure, the first widely accepted American character that the nation could find funny, make fun of and even export for the amusement of the world – a gangly traveler who told stories, played ...
Practical jokes or pranking/trolling: Humor based around tricks being played on a person or group of people, generally causing the victim(s) to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, discomfort, or irritation.