In case you somehow missed the Tweets and Facebook posts, I recently attended the Bridgetown Comedy Festival (which has been described as summer camp for comedians). As part of my Humor Code project, I was invited to participate in a panel with Pete Holmes, Mary Mack, Myq Kaplan, Jordan Morris, and my Humor Code collaborator, Joel Warner.
From left to right: me, Joel Warner, Pete Holmes, Myq Kaplan, Mary Mack & Jordan Morris. Photo: Jaqi Furback
From the beginning the notion that science can explain comedy was under attack. Pete Holmes quipped, “You’re letting light into a room that I like very dark.” Nonetheless, we had lots of laughs and an enjoyable discussion of the the Mad Men experiment and my glimpse into the New Yorker Cartoon Contest.
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You can listen to the panel at Wired.com, Huffington Post, or here:
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Finally, if you want better articulated thoughts about why it is important to use science to understand humor, check out our writings at Psychology Today here and here. article or this one.
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For more about the Humor Code:
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Wired blog.
Huffington Post blog.
Psychology Today blog.