Laughter and comedy
Laughter and comedy
idea
A sense of humour – even a dark one – is a moral virtue
by Mark Alfano & Mandi Astola
Laughter and comedy
idea
Just when in history did men decide that women are not funny?
by Joy Wiltenburg
Laughter and comedy
guide
How to laugh more
You don’t have to wait to be amused, there are ways to train yourself to enjoy the ‘cheap medicine’ of laughter every day
by Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky
Laughter and comedy
film
An Orthodox Jew struggles to balance his two callings – religion and comedy
24 mins
Laughter and comedy
idea
When will humorous AIs press our buttons with their jokes?
by Tony Veale
Stories and literature
idea
Party-crashing was a serious business in medieval Arabic tales
by Emily Selove
Artists and art history
film
One Kandinsky, one viewer and one guard, in a Moscow power station
6 mins