10+ Best Articles on Humor
The most useful articles and videos on humor from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Humor Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on humor by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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The Expert (Short Comedy Sketch)
Subscribe for more short comedy sketches & films! http://bit.ly/laurisb Funny business meeting illustrating how hard it is for an engineer to fit into the co...
Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas: Why great leaders take humor seriously
There's a mistaken belief in today's working world that leaders need to be serious all the time to be taken seriously. The research tells a different story. Based on the course they teach at…
How to ...?
HOW TO: XKCD's Randall Munroe finds the humor in taking silly questions very, very seriously
One of my favorite genres of book is the popular engineering book, a rare breed that combines physics and engineering to establish the full range of ways to address a problem (for example, if you w…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on humor—all under 10 minutes.
A sense of humour
A sense of humour is a moral virtue that can help people flourish, even in dire conditions that are conducive to unhappiness
Types of Scientific Paper
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Rapid Test Results
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Comedy’s existential crisis
The Joe Rogan debate underscores comedy’s ongoing conversation about morality, cancel culture, and how to be funny.
«many comedians seem to be scrambling to figure out where they fall on the scale between “just jokes” and “glorified lecture.”»
Immunity
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Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on humor.
The very serious science of humor
How studying what tickles our funny bone can help explain who we are.
«In contemporary humor, the joke teller sets the scene in the buildup; the part that makes us laugh is often a pivot away from the path we thought we were on.»
The 30 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Comedy generates an immediate, undeniable audience response. If people are smiling and laughing, then there's a good chance you made an effective funny movie.
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User’s Guide to Humor at Work
Some leaders use humor instinctively; many more could wield it purposefully.
The 100 Jokes That Shaped Modern Comedy
From the Marx Brothers to The Simpsons, Richard Pryor to Amy Schumer: 100 bits, sketches, and one-liners that changed humor forever.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Humor, including:
Tom Fishburne
Marketoonist and Author of "Your Ad Ignored Here: Cartoons from 15 Years of Marketing, Business, and Doodling in Meetings" (https://marketoonist.com/book)
Existential Comics
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also jokes. https://www.patreon.com/ExistentialComics
Timothy McSweeney
The official twitter feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books. Publisher of @illustoria and @believermag.
Aeon+Psyche
Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. Psyche is our sister magazine focused on the human condition. Visit http://aeon.co and http://psyche.co for more.
hyperallergic
Sensitive to Art and Its Discontents. For the latest art news, reviews, and commentary from Hyperallergic, visit ↓
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