Humor gave way to violence, as well as long conversations about what constitutes “funny” these days. Taking the Topic out of Hollywood ...

The emergence of humor so early in life suggests something important about human nature.

What is humor exactly? The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities at the University of Tulsa intends to explore funny business. OCH director Sean Latham, a professor of English, poses for a portrait ...

What's the mechanism behind the brain's 'decision' about what is funny and what is not? This question was originally answered on Quora by Fabian van den Berg.

Humor results, they propose, when a person simultaneously recognizes both that an ethical, social or physical norm has been violated and that this violation is not very offensive, reprehensible or ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers.

One viral video might leave you in stitches; another leaves you cold. Psychology researchers have worked out several theories of humor to explain why.

Explore how your zodiac sign influences your sense of humor, from witty sarcasm to adventurous pranks, and learn what makes ...

As the author of a book on humor, I’m often asked to analyze what makes particular jokes funny. It’s dangerous because, as E.B. White said, analyzing humor is like dissecting frogs — the ...

As humans, we like jokes, so they should be a part of our technological systems as well.