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Having a Laugh? Comedy and Comedians

Dr Glenn D Wilson · Gresham College

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About

Humour depends upon a delicate balance of emotional arousal (a threat, hostility, taboo, sexual arousal) and technique (mechanisms rendering a joke safe and socially acceptable – “just in fun”). The origins of humour in non-humans and children will be considered, and the purposes it serves for the individual and for society. Effects of mirth in the brain, therapeutic applications of laughter and the role of comedians in society will also be examined.

The talk

  1. Having a Laugh? Comedy and Comedians 2013-11-05 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Dr Glenn D Wilson
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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