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When Laughing Is More Contagious

When Laughing Is More Contagious

Hmmm, 🤔 I’m curious how this works…

How does being uncomfortable make things more funny?

Maybe laughing is more contagious the closer you are to others? The humor spreads faster because we mimic each other?

Anyway. Could you shoot me a line Steve?

I’d love to hear why you think this might be!

The audience was there by word of mouth only, so everything they saw me do was new. The room seated about two hundred and fifty, and the shows were oversold, riotous and packed tight, which verified a growing belief of mine about comedy: The more physically uncomfortable the audience, the bigger the laughs.

-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up (Amazon)

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