The Humor Code

A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
Book • 2014
In 'The Humor Code', Dr. Peter McGraw and Joel Warner combine road-trip comedy with social science experiments to explore what makes things funny.

Their journey spans five continents, involving interviews with comedians and original research from the Humor Research Lab. The book culminates with McGraw attempting stand-up comedy at a major festival, applying their findings in real-time.

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