Laughter: humorous or social?
Did you pick your laugh?
Uncontrollable laughter
When have you laughed the hardest?
The giggle loop
Should we do the “ha-ha” game at a PFL retreat?
Trash in the Himalayas
Is that funny, punk?
Memes
The irony of laughing at something that’s not funny
Watching bad movies—on purpose
The Room, Tommy Wiseau
Stephanie’s high school summer of bad sci fi
Blockbuster: the virtue of escaping recommendation engines
Best of the Worst and Neil Breen
Trying to beat Netflix’s recommendation engine
Chef’s Table, Switched at Birth, and other good finds
When have you laughed the hardest?
Commercial break: Laugh Assistant
Laughter is auditory
Evolution and laughter
Comedians as laugh-makers
Evolution of humor
Laughter as a way to de-stress
Gallows humor, laughter as a way to cope
Humor in older age
Two extremes: outrage and laughter
When humor goes wrong
Knowing your audience
Michael Richards
Justine Sacco
Mocking others: when people pile on
Are trolls normal people?
The woman who followed up with her troll
Bullying on social media
The implications and context of laughter
Laughter because of anxiety and as a medicine for anxiety
Do you practice self-censorship to avoid possible offense
Or, do you feel free to say what you feel?
When a comedian calls out their audience
Have courage, try your best—continue to bring laughter to the world!
