Oh god. That “plateau” joke didn’t click for me until the second time you said it, but as soon as it hit, the laughter just immediately bubbled right up out to me... and the funny thing is, I’m honestly not even sure if I was laughing more at the joke or myself.
Absolutely agree. I've studied comedy independently and when you look for what all comedy has in common its nasty it's nice, it's silly, its vile. All of it illicits an emotion. And fundamentally all jokes have to have things in common and have a common ground. Like food, theres lots of different ways you make it but at a base level it has to have common ground with other foods. The common ground with food is that it's not toxic and able for digestion and that's what jokes are. They are digestible and how do you do that? Through laughter. Laughter is the safety valve for joyful nervousness, the same way crying is for sadness and violence and rage is for anger. If you want to be a comedian find clever ways of surprising people and making people nervous.
Incongruity theory would explain humor in morally wrong jokes, as well. Laughter, i would suggest, helps us learn/make sense of incongruous observations. I think all these theories are merely describing social context of when laughter occurs. All are accurate. We need a broader theory, and i suggest it is form of primitive dispositional communication having a simple set of purposes: expressing or acknowledging superiority, dealing with tension, or processing senselessness. As a form of communication they are on the opposite end of the spectrum from crying.
The main problem with superiority theory is that although superiority may contribute to humor it's not sufficient, similar to the objection you raised for release theory. There's nothing funny about me saying you're a great philosopher, keep up these videos!
Excellent presentation as usual. Looking forward to more videos on this topic.
Jeff Nippard Pleasantly surprised that you're into philosophy videos.
hello jeff!
damn you got 3 mil subs
Oh god. That “plateau” joke didn’t click for me until the second time you said it, but as soon as it hit, the laughter just immediately bubbled right up out to me... and the funny thing is, I’m honestly not even sure if I was laughing more at the joke or myself.
Keep up the great work. A colleague and I discussed humor for three hours. It was an intense conversation.
Absolutely agree. I've studied comedy independently and when you look for what all comedy has in common its nasty it's nice, it's silly, its vile. All of it illicits an emotion. And fundamentally all jokes have to have things in common and have a common ground. Like food, theres lots of different ways you make it but at a base level it has to have common ground with other foods. The common ground with food is that it's not toxic and able for digestion and that's what jokes are. They are digestible and how do you do that? Through laughter. Laughter is the safety valve for joyful nervousness, the same way crying is for sadness and violence and rage is for anger. If you want to be a comedian find clever ways of surprising people and making people nervous.
Incongruity theory would explain humor in morally wrong jokes, as well. Laughter, i would suggest, helps us learn/make sense of incongruous observations. I think all these theories are merely describing social context of when laughter occurs. All are accurate. We need a broader theory, and i suggest it is form of primitive dispositional communication having a simple set of purposes: expressing or acknowledging superiority, dealing with tension, or processing senselessness. As a form of communication they are on the opposite end of the spectrum from crying.
Very interesting stuff! Will tune in for the next video
The main problem with superiority theory is that although superiority may contribute to humor it's not sufficient, similar to the objection you raised for release theory. There's nothing funny about me saying you're a great philosopher, keep up these videos!
Thanks I was looking for one,
Great video, as always
Difference between a joke and an insult
I legit lol at the kick the bucket joke
All existing theory of humer has non essintial statements .that reflects metaphysical reflection i.e that can be observed in act of it
13:03 Relief Theory
Toast ready @ 19:08 ?
Thenks for the viddo
So much fluff, that it seems like you live somewhere near a cotton field.