The Most Bizarre Comedy Show I've Ever Heard

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"I think of like the most I ever laughed watching a stand-up comedy show. It was a show which some friends of mine were performing," he says. "It made me, again, fall out of my chair, you know, it made it made like all my muscles lose, goes slack."

What the hell is laughter? Why do we do it, and what is its purpose? This week, psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir joins Adam to discuss her theories about the origins of laughter, its effect on other people, and its purpose in various scenarios. Buy Nuar’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.