Humor As Weapon, Shield and Psychological Salve
Humor has long been recognized as more than mere fun and games. It presents an alternative means of expressing criticism about...
When Does Dark Humor Stop Being Funny?
In either ninth or tenth grade, my friend Dan and I found a book of “Truly Tasteless Jokes” on the cafeteria floor. Our teenage psyches...
Awfully Funny
Mankind has endured no greater tragedy than the Holocaust, but that hasn’t stopped comedians from joking about it over the years, nor...
The Dark Psychology of Being a Good Comedian
New research shows that the best humor is both a little bit wrong and a little bit right. Is there something about comedians that makes...
Social Psychologists: It Takes 36 Days After a Tragedy Before Jokes About It Become Funny
When Sarah Silverman posts jokes about the Holocaust to YouTube, she gets millions of page views. When Prince Harry dressed up as a Nazi,...