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The Humor Code: A Global Search For What Makes Things Funny (2014)

by Peter McGraw(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1451665415 (ISBN13: 9781451665413)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: I read The Humor Code for an English class and went into it thinking, "Okay, this is probably just going to be a boring textbook read." I was really surprised and delighted to find that it read just like a "regular" novel. McGraw and Warner collaborated to create an interesting and thought-provoking study on humor both domestically and world-wide. I think there's a perfect mix of personal anecdotes and scientific facts, that make this book truly fun to read--and to discuss with friends. Humor is a subject that has always interested me, and I've read quite a few comedian memoirs; this book made me further appreciate the skill and the science of comedy.
review 2: A mildly entertaining tour through the humor business including the academic theories that try to dis... moresect comedy to see what really makes it work. The twist on the theory of humor as researched by the academic co author Pete McGraw amounts to successful comedy relying on the idea of a benign violation of norms. Hmmm....I wasn't sold on this and the theory's strength isn't seriously tested but rather brought up very now and then somewhat incidentally to measure up against all the unusual comedic situations that the authors expose themselves to in the course of their travels. They explore Palestine, Tanzania, Peru and elsewhere in the course of the book and it is an entertaining ride. This is down to the main writer of the book co author Joel Warner who has crafted a carefully constructed tale from it all. Oddly enough humor researcher Dr McGraw comes across as a bit of a square and all his attempts at humor recorded by Warner in the book fall dully flat. less

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