Podcasts about why we laugh

“It's a thug story tell me can you handle that”  In honor of April Fool's Day, we're diving into Taylor Swift's funniest, most unexpected performances — from self-parody and satire to flat-out absurdity. This week, we explore Thug Story (2008), her 2009 SNL monologue, “Monologue Song (La La La)”, and the 2021 SNL Three Sad Virgins sketch to understand how Swift uses humor to subvert expectations, reclaim her narrative, and show off her impeccable comedic timing. Plus: why baking cookies is the running gag that won't quit, what a “benign violation” is, and whether “Cats” was actually meant to be a comedy. Take our listener survey: https://aptaylorswift.substack.com/survey/2658723 Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe Stay up to date at aptaylorswift.com    Mentioned in this episode:  “Thug Story” feat. T-Pain (CMT Awards, 2009) Taylor Swift's 2009 SNL Monologue Song (la la la) Please Don't Destroy - Three Sad Virgins (ft. Taylor Swift) - SNL 2021 Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) What's So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh by Giovanni Sabato Anatomy of the Gag by Václav Havel Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture by Jesse David Fox Nanette by Hannah Gadsby (Netflix) APTS E19: Satire ***   Episode Highlights:  [04:03] “Thug Story”  [11:04] “Monologue Song (La La La)” [23:29] “Three Sad Virgins” Follow AP Taylor Swift podcast on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm →  tinyurl.com/aptslibro Contact us at aptaylorswift@gmail.com  Affiliate Codes:  Krowned Krystals - krownedkrystals.com use code APTS at checkout for 10% off!  Libro.fm - Looking for an audiobook? Check out our Libro.fm playlist and use code APTS30 for 30% off books found here tinyurl.com/aptslibro   This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.

What every comedy writer strives for. Ken discusses the benefits and elusive nature of laughter. It could add eight years to your life. More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The death of everything: no ROFLing matter. Right?  Well probably yes. But can chuckles save the planet?  Does laughing at humans being silly confused bags of water help the climate fight or take the heat out of it? And just why is so much climate comedy, well, crap? Joining Dave this episode is a right proper comedy mastermind, Stuart Goldsmith.  Stuart's spent aeons both behind the mic as a stand-up, and peering at other comics via interviews in his legendary The Comedian's Comedian podcast. He's drunk heavily from the comedy well, and knows more about the art (science? craft?) of rib-tickling than just about anyone.   And - [applause, cheers] - Stuart now reckons he might spend the rest of his career doing comedy about climate change, such is his commitment to the cause. See Stuart's show  Spoilers at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Owl noises: -- 11:11 - The rule of three in comedy.  -- 12:33 - This really is a most excellent, warm and wise interview with John Lloyd from the folks at Rebel Wisdom. -- 13:23 - Here's a TED talk - Why We Laugh - off of Professor Sophie Scott. -- 27:24 - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's climate Venn diagram. Your Brain on Climate is a podcast about human psychology vs the climate crisis: what we think, why we think it, and how it all adds up to a planet-sized emergency.  Contact the show:  @brainclimate on Twitter, or hello@yourbrainonclimate.com. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/yourbrainonclimate. The show is hosted by me, Dave Powell, who you can find @powellds on Twitter.  Original music by me, and I twiddle all the production knobs too. Show logo by Arthur Stovell at www.designbymondial.com.   

Laughter may be the best medician, but do we really understand why? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head  Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore the psychology of laughter. The post Why We Laugh appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Kender du det at være ved at dø af grin? I denne episode taler vi om hvor vigtigt det er at vi griner og hvad forskellen er på den spontane latter og den sociale latter - og hvad deres funktion er.Referencer:HiddenBrain: Humor Us (Podcastvært Shankar Vedantam med gæst Jennifer Aaker)https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/humor-us/HiddenBrain: Laughter The Best Medicine. (Podcastvært Shankar Vedantam med gæst Sophie Scotthttps://hiddenbrain.org/?s=Laughter+the+best+medicineTED-talk: Why We Laugh med Sophie Scotthttps://www.ted.com/talks/sophie_scott_why_we_laughMusik: Yuiliana Wijaya fra https://www.yulianamusicstudio.com

[Season 2 Finale!] Who doesn't love a good laugh? If you're lucky, you laugh so hard you cry, your stomach cramps, you can't breathe and you hopefully collapse on the floor. Nothing better. Professor Sophie Scott, Director of University College London's Speech Communication Lab, studies the science of laughter. Occasionally she'll even use her tight five as a standup to further inform her research on the power and effects of laughter. Not only is laughter fantastic for your mental and physical health, it is also an important social, communication and diplomatic tool (looking at you Bill Clinton). Ever peed your pants from laughing so hard? There's an absurd reason for that. Ali also answers a bunch of listener questions she's been waiting to dig in to. If you have questions or guest suggestions, Ali would love to hear from you. Call or text her at (323) 364-6356. Or email go-ask-ali-podcast-at-gmail.com. (No dashes) Links of Interest: Ali's New Book: Ali's Well That Ends Well Sophie Scott, Why We Laugh, TED 2015 (4.4M views): https://www.ted.com/speakers/sophie_scott Sophie Scott, What's in a Voice, TEDx 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeHlgJSM-wM UCL Speech Communication lab: https://speechcommunicationlab.weebly.com/ Sophie's podcast: The Neuromantics, a podcast about science and art https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-neuromantics/id1455641494 Sophie's New Book: The Brain: 10 Things You Should know (releases 9/2/222) Koko and Robin Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9I_QvEXDv0 Boris Yeltsin & Bill Clinton Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=951Tz2GfgQQ Liam Neeson & Ricky Gervais: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKwqiAWWrA Ricky Gervais - Humanity (2018) (clip regarding dogs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBWyyHfrlbU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In response to a listener's question, the guys attempt to answer the questions: “What does it mean to be funny?” and “What does it mean to be healthy?”. After a brief digression about humour in rats, Ali discusses how ‘funny' laughter and active listening are intricately linked (2:21). He outlines the 4 major concepts that people find amusement in: 1) the misfortunes of others; 2) expressions of otherwise forbidden emotions; 3) juxtaposition of incompatible concepts; 4) realizing that certain expectations have been violated. He discusses how something is more funny if geographical or emotional remoteness lends a bit of distance. He also discusses the old adage of ‘humour is tragedy plus time', as well as the concept of timing, ‘too soon' and how comedy is tension and release. Then, Asif discusses how “healthiness” to him means optimizing your health and reducing your risk of disease (30:13). He then describes the two easiest ways to stay healthy: eat in moderation and exercise regularly. Asif then discusses the importance of mental and emotional health and learning to ‘live' with stress. He also discusses not ignoring signals with regards to your emotional and mental well being.  The opinions expressed are those of the hosts, and do not reflect those of any other organizations. This podcast and website represents the opinions of the hosts. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.    Music courtesy of Wataboi and 8er41 from Pixabay   Contact us at doctorvcomedian@gmail.com   Follow us on Social media: Twitter: @doctorvcomedian Instagram:   doctorvcomedian Show Notes: What's So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-so-funny-the-science-of-why-we-laugh/ Science deconstructs humor: What makes some things funny?: https://theconversation.com/science-deconstructs-humor-what-makes-some-things-funny-64414 Colin and Brad -  Mousetrap Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAZcJ2gCpEo

Humour takes many forms. It can be transgressive, courageous, dangerous, an invitation to social solidarity, cruel or simply boring. So, what are the physiological and psychological benefits of laughing? Analysing humour is a dangerous game. Look at it too closely and you can kill the thing you love. But that's what we're risking in this week's Podcast. Joining Ed Kessler are Lina Molokotos-Liederman, Will Owen and Mohammad Shomali... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review

This episode's guest is comedian Darryl Littleton. Darryl began his comedy career writing sketches for “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” on CBS Radio. Soon afterwards he became a regular at the world famous Comedy Store, adopted the stage name, “D’Militant” and landed a job as D. L. Hughley’s exclusive writer when he hosted BET’s “Comic View”. Darryl was promoted to writer/producer and also penned material for Cedric the Entertainer, Sommore and Don DC Curry. Darryl’s television credits include Robert Townsend’s WB sitcom, “The Parent Hood”, “Townsend Television” for Fox, HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam”, Comedy Central’s “Make Me Laugh”, Martin Lawrence’s “1st Amendment”, Telemundo’s “Loco Comedy Jam”, Byron Allen’s “Comic’s Unleashed” and ABC’s “America’s Funniest People” where he was the Grand Prize Winner. Darryl toured Europe and Asia as a stand-up comedian entertaining US military troops, released his comedy CD, “Am I Lying?!”, won the prestigious Bay Area Black Comedy Competition on its 20th Anniversary, worked as a commentator for NPR and his first published book, “Black Comedians on Black Comedy”, is taught at USC and was adapted into the Robert Townsend directed documentary, “Why We Laugh” where Darryl served as executive producer. Littleton co-hosted the podcast “Tuezdae’s with D’Militant”, toured as a public speaker, produced “Black & Blue: The Laff Records Collection” and dropped his sophomore album “Too Raw for Mainstream” along with publishing five additional books: “How to Be Funny: The Essential Comedy Handbook”; “Forefathers”, “Pimp Down”; “Comediennes: Laugh Be a Lady” and “Black Revenge.” Darryl Littleton is the Associate Curator of the Comedy Hall of Fame and is an Emmy nominated writer for his work on the documentary, “Joan Rivers: Exit Laughing”. You can check out his new weekly show "D'Militant Got A Show" streaming live Mondays at 2:00 p.m. every Monday PST. We discuss his beginnings in comedy, getting his start in media, being a writer and performer, and so much more on episode 56 of The Avert Your Eyes Podcast. Consider Yourself Warned. Follow Darryl Littleton on Facebook, Twitter, or check out his website. If you enjoyed the episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! You can also subscribe via Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn or Google Play. Follow us via Facebook and Twitter. Visit our website. Click here to take our listener survey! We now have Avert Your Eyes Podcast merchandise! Check it out here!

Lydia Nicole An award-winning entertainer, she is – actress, writer, comedian, producer, inspirational speaker, and mother. From an early age Lydia has been in pursuit of her passion of acting and performing.   acting in television shows and feature films including Indecent Proposal starring Robert Redford to Hollywood Shuffle starring Robert Townsend to Stand and Deliver with Oscar nominee Edward James Olmos.   As a stand-up comic Lydia landed on BET's Comic View, she was a regular at Hollywood's famed Comedy Store, and Laugh Factory. She had the honor of being included on Hispanic Magazine's Top 100Latino Comics list, and has performed throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, where she performed in Spanish. For the last sixteen years she has been producing with Filmmaker Robert Townsend. She is producer on several projects including Robert Townsend’s upcoming documentary film “Making The Five Heartbeats,” “Playin’ For Love,” “In The Hive,” as well as the webseries “Los Americans”, a story of a modern Latino-American family. She is associate producer for Showtime’s “Why We Laugh”, a documentary on the history of African American comedians from slavery to present, including interviews with such legends as Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Chris Rock and the Wayans Family. Contact Lydia Nicole: https://www.commonsensemamita.com/  Commnsensemamita@gmail.com  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3DcIdrfUVr5gZNDwj4eTgw Hey creatives, Learn to manage your finances classes offered @ Actorsfund.org  Spirtual Intelligence podcast: imasumacwarkins@gmail.com  

The jril show welcomes comedian Daryl "D'Militant" Littleton:   Comedian Darryl “D'Militant” Littleton chats with Jay and the crew about the history behind his book, BLACK COMEDIANS ON COMEDY, which became the basis for Robert Townsend's WHY WE LAUGH. There is no beginning or end, just links in the chain. This should be a good one, don't miss the fun!!!!!!!

This week the Upodcast team will astound you guys by talking about a Flying car (Ya, that’s right)!!!A documentary entitled Why We Laugh and finally the LOST iPhone 4G!! PLUS our special guest for the evening Mr. Ali; no connection to Ali’s “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee“, although in his head he...

This week in our comedy podcastâ?¦ Funny news on THIS WACKY WORLD (0:00): Kitty Castration, Botched Blinding Robbery, Blind Driver, Legless Biker, Indecent Prancing Priest. Random humor on JIBBER JABBER (27:32): A new Comedy Podcast Theater mini-play entitled Doctor Sexalot. A Humor Health Tip (37:43): Why We Laugh. Funny Jokes on the Great American Joke-off (44:16): Not so funny marriage jokes. Visit us: http://www.myhyena.com or Leave us a voicemail: (206) 350-2231 or Email us: mailto:feedback@myhyena.com