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Humor Theories/Stand Up Comedy/Theories About Funny

Humorous Modes

Posted on June 5, 2017 by nwilson

Today's update is on the three main theories that have emerged from philosophy, psychology and linguistics to explain humor (Berger; Meyer; Morreall; Raskin): S...

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Bill Maher’s “N-Bomb” Wasn’t a Big Deal, But Neither Was It Funny.

Posted on June 5, 2017 by nwilson

Warning: “explicit language.” Bill Maher said the “N-word” (Bailey, DeMarche, Guerrasio, Italiano, Itzkoff, Kiefer, Lopez, Obeidallah, P...

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Kathy Griffin Produced Art, and Art has Consequences.

Posted on May 31, 2017 by nwilson

I should begin by saying, I’ve never really been a fan. She had moments and jokes, and I’m always in favor of people who advocate for gender and sex...

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