
The Humor Code
A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
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Peter Berkrot
Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, teamed up with journalist Joel Warner on a far-reaching search for the secret behind humor. Their journey spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon. Meanwhile, the duo conducted their own humor experiments along the way-to wince-worthy, hilarious, and illuminating results. In their quixotic search, they questioned countless experts, from comedians like Louis C. K. to rat-tickling researchers, and answered pressing (and not-so-pressing) questions such as, "What's the secret to winning the New Yorker cartoon caption contest?"; "Who has the bigger funny bone - men or women, Democrats or Republicans?"; and "Is laughter really the best medicine?" As a final test, McGraw uses everything they learned to attempt stand-up-at the largest comedy festival in the world. Funny, surprising, and often touching, The Humor Code is a revealing exploration of humor, society, and an unusual friendship.
©2014 Peter McGraw and Joel Warner (P)2014 TantorListeners also enjoyed...




















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Entertaining and informative
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Great all around
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Excellent adventure story with great insights into
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a rather non humorous reflection on humor
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Incredible journey into humor
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Accidentally the funniest book on Audible
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Where does The Humor Code rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Pretty far up there. A unique niche of science that yields a fascinating tool for understanding what makes us laugh..... the Benign Violation Theory.What did you like best about this story?
How the author and researcher actually delved into the world of funny, not just in our culture, but many disparate cultures, even other species, like chimps and mice. This also included making a fool of himself on several occasions (like bombing at a comedy club)Which character – as performed by Peter Berkrot – was your favorite?
The authors journalist friend, who more or less wrote the book in the first person as her accompanied Dr Peter McGrawWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Want to? I did.Any additional comments?
Totally underrated book, could have been a best seller with a better title and cover.Real research and a scientific theory of humor!
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Interesting tidbits, too much filer.
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, I expected to learn a lot, but I didn't. The scientific facts get suppressed (not much elaboration on them) by the clear focus on the story which is their journey around the world. So it should have been called the "The Humor Journey" instead of "The Humor Code"How could the performance have been better?
There are a lot of jokes in the book, but the narrator reads them in a way so that they often aren't funnyAny additional comments?
Objectively the story is certainly well written.Should have been called "The Humor Journey"
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It was a good audio book
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