The Comedy of Error: why evolution made us laugh by Jonathan Silvertown

The Comedy of Error: why evolution made us laugh

Jonathan Silvertown

192 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science funny informative reflective fast-paced

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What is humour? Why do we laugh? And why is the root of a good joke almost always error? Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes — the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Why does e...

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