Curated Resources
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Inside Jokes — Matthew Hurley et al.
Why things are funny — a cognitive science account of humour. Rigorous and actually amusing.
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The Comedy Store Documentary ✦ FRQNCY PICK
The story of the club that launched stand-up comedy. The best portrait of what it takes to be funny.
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McSweeney's Internet Tendency
The most consistently funny literary humour on the internet. Dave Eggers' gift to comic writing.
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