Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
3-16-2020
Abstract
Could there ever be an objectively funny joke or bit of humor? With the popularity of certain forms of humor, with the appearance of puns as consistent stages in the development of humor in children, this seems a reasonable query. Further, give recent developments in humor theory, and depending on what stance you take on what is essential to the funny or humorous your answer could be yes or no. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Cundall, Michael. "Objectively Funny Jokes: Comedy’s El Dorado or a Simple MacGuffin?." Praxis, Poems, and Punchlines: Essays in Honor of Richard C. Richards, edited by Steven Gimbel, 2020, pp. 101-106.