People laugh the most when they get a heads up but Skittles are going to be thrown at them. Peter and Caleb's own theory comes in what they call the benign violation theory. There's pretty good evidence that laughter is a form of communication it happens far more with other species and humans in the presence of others.
Scientists are digging into what makes something funny. We compare their notes with comedians — including Atsuko Okatsuka, Josh Johnson, Dulcé Sloan, and Chris Fleming.
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