The Humor Code

A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

De: Peter McGraw, Joel Warner

Narrado por: Peter Berkrot

Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, teamed up with journalist Joel Warner on a far-reaching search for the secret behind humor. Their journey spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon. Meanwhile, the duo conducted their own humor experiments along the way-to wince-worthy, hilarious, and illuminating results. In their quixotic search, they questioned countless experts, from comedians like Louis C. K. to rat-tickling researchers, and answered pressing (and not-so-pressing) questions such as, "What's the secret to winning the New Yorker cartoon caption contest?"; "Who has the bigger funny bone - men or women, Democrats or Republicans?"; and "Is laughter really the best medicine?" As a final test, McGraw uses everything they learned to attempt stand-up-at the largest comedy festival in the world. Funny, surprising, and often touching, The Humor Code is a revealing exploration of humor, society, and an unusual friendship.

©2014 Peter McGraw and Joel Warner (P)2014 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"It's not often you can say a book about comedy can teach us some serious lessons. This one does-and entertains us in the process." ( Booklist Starred Review)

Entertaining and informative

A fun journey through humor and the similarities and differences across cultures. I both learned and was entertained.

Incredible journey into humor

Reading this as a standup, it is an incredible journey into humor. It won’t make you Rock, CK, or Chappelle - but it does give you insight into triggers for laughter.

Great all around

Informative, but most importantly entertaining, therefore easy to listen to. hope to find more books like this one.

Accidentally the funniest book on Audible

I’m a clown teacher and was curious about the benign violation theory — the theory this book is based upon about the mechanism of comedy. Just wow — hearing a scientist and a nerdy journalist navigate comedy in such a naive way was funny enough, but having a narrator who sounds like a strip club DJ made this into a comedy masterpiece (he has an amazing voice, just odd for this project). I’ve played parts to my comedy friends to make sure I wasn’t crazy and they’ve been equally tickled by this bizarre thought experiment. How wonderful that a book seeking answers about comedy is accidentally so funny 😂

Excellent adventure story with great insights into

Really enjoyed this look at what makes the funny. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in what makes humor.