There's way more to our giggles and guffaws than simply thinking something is funny. We asked a laughter expert to explain. No vocalization is more universal (or unifying) than laughter. There are no ...

Though it may seem like a paradox, children do not laugh for joy. Scientific studies, including my own, show that there is something much deeper than joy or mirth in a child’s laughter. Adults’ ...

The laugh track. When used correctly, it can be effective, an element of the sitcom that adds to the experience, seen and heard on shows like Seinfeld or Mom. When it isn't used correctly, it's ...

According to an old adage , “comedy is tragedy plus time”. This has been true for many terrible events, when after periods of shock and sadness, humour and laughter are eventually restored. But the ...

Aberystwyth University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. According to an old adage , “comedy is tragedy plus time”. This has been true for many terrible events, when after periods ...

‘LAUGHTER’ is a word, we are told by the philologists, that is a distant cousin of the Greek κλωσσϵιυ, ‘to cluck like a hen,’ and also of κρáζϵιυ, ‘to croak.’ But we need not go any further than our ...

I heard a great joke about coronavirus the other day, but you probably won't get it. Did you hear that researchers have delayed the coronavirus vaccine until they figure out how to make it cause ...