Dark comedy isn’t for everyone—kindergarten teachers, please jump over to the funniest jokes of all time —but when you’re having a bad day, forget those happy folks! Dark jokes have been proven to ...

Also, to be funny one needs to understand jokes and what makes them funny. A new study takes this further and tries to find other connections between creating humor and appreciating humor.

Comedy in video games can either make or break the story, but these games did a great job at using immature humor.

Tax season can bring up a lot of stress. That's where humor comes in! These hilarious accounting jokes will really do a ...

Whether or not you find yourself to be funny, humor is an integral part of connecting with people and fortunately, it's a skill that can be learned.

This is Dacher and we’re talking about laughter and humor today on The Science of Happiness. Our podcast’s executive producer Shuka Kalantari reports on another reason why we should embrace humor—and ...

The older participants, meanwhile, liked affiliative humor—the kind of jokes that bring people together through a funny or awkward situation.

As the author of a book on humor, I’m often asked to analyze what makes particular jokes funny. It’s dangerous because, as E.B. White said, analyzing humor is like dissecting frogs — the ...