Theory of humor is actually like, even though philosophical theories of humor have been posed the criteria for success is that people will find the things they say they find funny. Enormative theoris evently not intended to capture intuitions. But it's a lot farther to travel with morality than than it is with humor. You can't begin to reason with somebody that something is funny.
Dave and Tamler break the cardinal rule of comedy by trying to analyze it. What are the origins and functions of humor? Can a theory explain what makes us laugh? Is humor entirely subjective? Why would anyone find Mr. Bean funny? Plus, we lose some geek cred by confessing some iconic comedians that we never liked, and ask why the American Psychologist Association loves to torture people.
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