Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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This video is an extract from Steve Nallon’s lecture AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO LAUGHTER AND COMEDY. The talk asks the basic question ‘What makes human beings laugh?’ and explores early laughter in babies and toddlers, plus speculative ideas as to why, when and how our cavemen ancestors first laughed. The talk takes the audience through some of the various theories as to why we laugh, including Surprise and Reversal, Configuration, Social Bonding, and Psychological Repression. As Steve Nallon is a working comedian and writer, there are also useful ‘insider tips’ on how to think in comic terms and even how to create your own basic jokes.
nallon.com
Follow on Twitter @SteveNallon - for more video discussions on a variety of subjects go to: nallon.com/?page_id=39
This video is an extract from Steve Nallon’s lecture AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO LAUGHTER AND COMEDY. The talk asks the basic question ‘What makes human beings laugh?’ and explores early laughter in babies and toddlers, plus speculative ideas as to why, when and how our cavemen ancestors first laughed. The talk takes the audience through some of the various theories as to why we laugh, including Surprise and Reversal, Configuration, Social Bonding, and Psychological Repression. As Steve Nallon is a working comedian and writer, there are also useful ‘insider tips’ on how to think in comic terms and even how to create your own basic jokes.
