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😂 Humor Theory

Scholarly and intellectual investigations into the mechanics and philosophy of humor—why jokes land, what laughter means, and how comedy shapes human experience.
Humour
by Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
603
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory
Humour Summary
Humour 92%
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
by Terry Eagleton 2019
3.19
603 ratings
🎭 Philosophy Of Humor📜 History Of Laughter📖 Literary Theory
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos • 1980
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
3.40
159
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor 92%
The mind reads a joke like a mathematician reads an equation: hunting for structure.
by John Allen Paulos 1980
3.40
159 ratings
🧮 Mathematical Humor📖 Philosophy Of Humor🧠 Humor Psychology
The Humor Code
by Peter McGraw • 2014
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
3.44
1k+
🧠 Psychology Of Humor📚 Humor Studies🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy
The Humor Code Summary
The Humor Code 91%
Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.
by Peter McGraw 2014
3.44
1k+ ratings
🧠 Psychology Of Humor📚 Humor Studies🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy
Only a Joke Can Save Us
by Todd McGowan • 2017
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
4.32
37
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy
Only a Joke Can Save Us Summary
Only a Joke Can Save Us 91%
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
by Todd McGowan 2017
4.32
37 ratings
🎭 Comedy Theory🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📖 Continental Philosophy
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious
by Sigmund Freud • 2003
A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.
3.69
2k+
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory😂 Humor Studies🎭 Comic Theory
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious Summary
The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious 91%
A joke is a bribe of pleasure that lets forbidden thoughts past the guard.
by Sigmund Freud 2003
3.69
2k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory😂 Humor Studies🎭 Comic Theory
And Here's the Kicker
by Mike Sacks • 2009
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
4.05
2k+
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory
And Here's the Kicker Summary
And Here's the Kicker 91%
21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.
by Mike Sacks 2009
4.05
2k+ ratings
🎭 Humor Writing📖 Interview Anthology🧠 Comedy Theory
Wit's End
by James Geary • 2018
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
3.35
479
🧠 Philosophy Of Humor🎲 Verbal Play🔗 Metaphor And Analogy
Wit's End Summary
Wit's End 90%
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
by James Geary 2018
3.35
479 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Humor🎲 Verbal Play🔗 Metaphor And Analogy
How To Write Funny
by Scott Dikkers • 2014
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
4.13
960
🎭 Comedy Writing🎯 Satire And Parody⚙️ Joke Mechanics
How To Write Funny Summary
How To Write Funny 90%
Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.
by Scott Dikkers 2014
4.13
960 ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🎯 Satire And Parody⚙️ Joke Mechanics
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
by Greg Dean • 2000
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
3.95
399
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Joke Writing🎭 Comedy Performance
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy Summary
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy 90%
The hidden architecture of a joke: master it, write comedy on demand, and deliver it cold.
by Greg Dean 2000
3.95
399 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Joke Writing🎭 Comedy Performance
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
by Steve Kaplan • 2013
Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.
4.24
895
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting🎭 Comedy Performance
The Hidden Tools of Comedy Summary
The Hidden Tools of Comedy 90%
Comedy runs on one rule: an underdog with no skills, impossible odds, and relentless hope.
by Steve Kaplan 2013
4.24
895 ratings
✍️ Comedy Writing🎬 Screenwriting🎭 Comedy Performance
Laugh Tactics
by Patrick King • 2016
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
3.45
139
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery
Laugh Tactics Summary
Laugh Tactics 90%
Learn to spot playful angles in everyday talk and deliver the funny before the moment passes.
by Patrick King 2016
3.45
139 ratings
💬 Conversational Humor🗣️ Repartee🎤 Comic Delivery
Comedy Writing Secrets
by Melvin Helitzer • 1987
The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.
3.66
1k+
🎭 Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Construction🧩 Wordplay Techniques
Comedy Writing Secrets Summary
Comedy Writing Secrets 90%
The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.
by Melvin Helitzer 1987
3.66
1k+ ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Construction🧩 Wordplay Techniques
I Think, Therefore I Laugh
by John Allen Paulos • 1985
A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.
3.48
245
🗣️ Philosophy Of Language🔄 Logical Paradoxes🔬 Philosophy Of Science
I Think, Therefore I Laugh Summary
I Think, Therefore I Laugh 90%
A mathematician's tour of logic's strangest corners, where every lesson arrives disguised as a joke.
by John Allen Paulos 1985
3.48
245 ratings
🗣️ Philosophy Of Language🔄 Logical Paradoxes🔬 Philosophy Of Science
The Comic Toolbox
by John Vorhaus • 1994
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
3.97
951
🎭 Comedy Writing🔧 Creative Process🃏 Joke Structure
The Comic Toolbox Summary
The Comic Toolbox 89%
Comedy is a craft you can learn. Draft ugly, ask smaller questions, and disarm creative fear.
by John Vorhaus 1994
3.97
951 ratings
🎭 Comedy Writing🔧 Creative Process🃏 Joke Structure
Humor Me
by Chris Duffy • 2026
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
3.68
488
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me 89%
Comedy is for professionals. Humor is a skill anyone can build, and it changes everything.
by Chris Duffy 2026
3.68
488 ratings
🏥 Laughter Therapy🎭 Improv Thinking🎤 Comedy Craft
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her
by Malaclypse the Younger • 1965
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
4.25
6k+
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her Summary
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her 89%
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
by Malaclypse the Younger 1965
4.25
6k+ ratings
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure 89%
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016
3.82
56 ratings
😂 Laughter Therapy🎭 Psychology Of Humor😌 Stress Reduction
The Simpsons and Philosophy
by William Irwin • 2001
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
3.45
4k+
📺 Tv Criticism🧩 Applied Philosophy🎬 Pop Culture Criticism
The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary
The Simpsons and Philosophy 89%
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
by William Irwin 2001
3.45
4k+ ratings
📺 Tv Criticism🧩 Applied Philosophy🎬 Pop Culture Criticism
I'm a Joke and So Are You
by Robin Ince • 2018
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
3.93
1k+
🎤 Stand Up Comedy😰 Anxiety And Creativity🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor
I'm a Joke and So Are You Summary
I'm a Joke and So Are You 89%
A comedian investigates why we joke to survive anxiety, grief, and the awkwardness of being alive.
by Robin Ince 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
🎤 Stand Up Comedy😰 Anxiety And Creativity🧠 Neuroscience Of Humor
Cobb's Anatomy
by Irvin S. Cobb • 1912
A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.
3.78
60
✍️ Humorous Essays🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor🫃 Body Humor
Cobb's Anatomy Summary
Cobb's Anatomy 89%
A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.
by Irvin S. Cobb 1912
3.78
60 ratings
✍️ Humorous Essays🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor🫃 Body Humor
The Eight Characters of Comedy
by Scott Sedita • 2005
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
4.03
357
📺 Television Writing🏛️ Character Archetypes🎭 Comedy Craft
The Eight Characters of Comedy Summary
The Eight Characters of Comedy 89%
Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.
by Scott Sedita 2005
4.03
357 ratings
📺 Television Writing🏛️ Character Archetypes🎭 Comedy Craft
The Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2001
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
3.85
734
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Structure
The Comedy Bible Summary
The Comedy Bible 89%
There's a method to funny: joke structure, stage persona, and the career moves that work.
by Judy Carter 2001
3.85
734 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🧱 Joke Structure
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
by Thomas Cathcart • 2007
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
3.76
18k+
🏛️ Popular Philosophy🌍 Western Philosophy🎭 Educational Humor
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 89%
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
by Thomas Cathcart 2007
3.76
18k+ ratings
🏛️ Popular Philosophy🌍 Western Philosophy🎭 Educational Humor
Seriously Funny
by Terry Pratchett • 2016
Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.
4.28
483
🎭 British Humor💬 Wit And Wisdom🧠 Human Nature
Seriously Funny Summary
Seriously Funny 89%
Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.
by Terry Pratchett 2016
4.28
483 ratings
🎭 British Humor💬 Wit And Wisdom🧠 Human Nature
The NEW Comedy Bible
by Judy Carter • 2020
The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.
4.32
302
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🗣️ Authentic Voice
The NEW Comedy Bible Summary
The NEW Comedy Bible 89%
The formula for turning everyday frustrations into stand-up jokes, from blank page to stage.
by Judy Carter 2020
4.32
302 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🗣️ Authentic Voice
Thug Notes
by Sparky Sweets • 2015
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
3.96
570
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics
Thug Notes Summary
Thug Notes 89%
What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?
by Sparky Sweets 2015
3.96
570 ratings
🤣 Comic Literary Criticism📝 Study Guides🔑 Accessible Classics
The Pocket Guide to Mischief
by Bart King • 2008
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
3.92
106
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns
The Pocket Guide to Mischief Summary
The Pocket Guide to Mischief 89%
From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.
by Bart King 2008
3.92
106 ratings
🃏 Practical Jokes🎬 Pop Culture Trivia💬 Wordplay And Puns
Last Words
by George Carlin • 2009
Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.
3.97
15k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy🗣️ Free Speech🚫 Taboo Language
Last Words Summary
Last Words 89%
Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.
by George Carlin 2009
3.97
15k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy🗣️ Free Speech🚫 Taboo Language
I Like You
by Amy Sedaris • 2006
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
3.88
40k+
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor
I Like You Summary
I Like You 89%
The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.
by Amy Sedaris 2006
3.88
40k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Satire📝 Humorous Essays😐 Deadpan Humor
What If?
by Randall Munroe • 2014
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
4.14
197k+
⚛️ Pop Physics💭 Thought Experiments😂 Physics Humor
What If? Summary
What If? 88%
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
by Randall Munroe 2014
4.14
197k+ ratings
⚛️ Pop Physics💭 Thought Experiments😂 Physics Humor
The World According to Cunk
by Philomena Cunk • 2024
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
3.90
2k+
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise
The World According to Cunk Summary
The World According to Cunk 88%
A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.
by Philomena Cunk 2024
3.90
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Parody History🤪 Absurdist Humor🎓 Fake Expertise
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 88%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
The Rant Zone
by Dennis Miller • 2001
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
3.57
375
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism
The Rant Zone Summary
The Rant Zone 88%
Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.
by Dennis Miller 2001
3.57
375 ratings
🎭 Political Satire😤 Rant Comedy📺 Pop Culture Criticism
How to Tell a Joke
by Marcus Tullius Cicero • 2021
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
3.19
209
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers
How to Tell a Joke Summary
How to Tell a Joke 88%
How Rome's greatest speaker used humor to win any room, and how you can too.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2021
3.19
209 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking🏛 Classical Rhetoric😄 Humor For Speakers
Funny on Purpose
by Joe Randazzo • 2015
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
3.99
244
🖊️ Comedy Writing🎤 Comedy Career🎭 Improv Comedy
Funny on Purpose Summary
Funny on Purpose 88%
How to write, pitch, and perform comedy across every format, without waiting for a magic break.
by Joe Randazzo 2015
3.99
244 ratings
🖊️ Comedy Writing🎤 Comedy Career🎭 Improv Comedy
Mastering Stand-Up
by Stephen Rosenfield • 2017
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
4.41
519
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🎭 Stage Craft
Mastering Stand-Up Summary
Mastering Stand-Up 88%
Nerves are not the enemy. The complete craft of stand-up: writing, persona, and getting the laugh.
by Stephen Rosenfield 2017
4.41
519 ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy✍️ Comedy Writing🎭 Stage Craft
Sick in the Head
by Judd Apatow • 2015
A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.
3.67
13k+
🎭 Comedian Memoir✍️ Comedy Writing🎤 Interview Collection
Sick in the Head Summary
Sick in the Head 88%
A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.
by Judd Apatow 2015
3.67
13k+ ratings
🎭 Comedian Memoir✍️ Comedy Writing🎤 Interview Collection
1066 and all that
by W.C. Sellar • 1930
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
3.91
4k+
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour
1066 and all that Summary
1066 and all that 88%
English history, misremembered: every event is a malapropism, every king is Good or Bad.
by W.C. Sellar 1930
3.91
4k+ ratings
📜 Satirical History📚 Parody Textbook🇬🇧 British Humour
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010
Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.
3.97
64
😂 Humor In Business🖊️ Copywriting🎤 Public Speaking
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary
Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 88%
Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2010
3.97
64 ratings
😂 Humor In Business🖊️ Copywriting🎤 Public Speaking
How to Be Perfect
by Michael Schur • 2022
Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.
4.13
35k+
🍿 Pop Philosophy🧭 Practical Ethics🏛️ Ethical Frameworks
How to Be Perfect Summary
How to Be Perfect 88%
Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.
by Michael Schur 2022
4.13
35k+ ratings
🍿 Pop Philosophy🧭 Practical Ethics🏛️ Ethical Frameworks
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans
by Ginny Hogan • 2022
Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.
3.38
419
📱 Modern Dating🧍‍♀️ Singlehood📝 Satirical Essays
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans Summary
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans 88%
Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.
by Ginny Hogan 2022
3.38
419 ratings
📱 Modern Dating🧍‍♀️ Singlehood📝 Satirical Essays
What If? 2
by Randall Munroe • 2022
What if you filled the solar system with soup? A cartoonist did the math.
4.37
18k+
🎭 Pop Science Humor💭 Thought Experiments🌌 Cosmic Scale
What If? 2 Summary
What If? 2 88%
What if you filled the solar system with soup? A cartoonist did the math.
by Randall Munroe 2022
4.37
18k+ ratings
🎭 Pop Science Humor💭 Thought Experiments🌌 Cosmic Scale
Connect Using Humor and Story
by Ramakrishna Reddy • 2016
A humor equation that turns a rambling draft into a tight seven minutes of laughter.
3.82
105
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😂 Humor Writing
Connect Using Humor and Story Summary
Connect Using Humor and Story 88%
A humor equation that turns a rambling draft into a tight seven minutes of laughter.
by Ramakrishna Reddy 2016
3.82
105 ratings
🎤 Public Speaking✍️ Speechwriting😂 Humor Writing
I'd Rather We Got Casinos
by Larry Wilmore • 2009
A comedian petitions the NAACP to rename Black people 'chocolate.' He's only half kidding.
3.32
2k+
🎭 Racial Satire🖤 Black Identity🗣️ Language And Race
I'd Rather We Got Casinos Summary
I'd Rather We Got Casinos 88%
A comedian petitions the NAACP to rename Black people 'chocolate.' He's only half kidding.
by Larry Wilmore 2009
3.32
2k+ ratings
🎭 Racial Satire🖤 Black Identity🗣️ Language And Race
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
by David Mitchell • 2019
The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.
3.67
5k+
🎭 Political Satire🗣️ Social Commentary🇬🇧 British Humor
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy 88%
The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.
by David Mitchell 2019
3.67
5k+ ratings
🎭 Political Satire🗣️ Social Commentary🇬🇧 British Humor
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
by David Foster Wallace • 1997
Why TV breeds irony, cruises feel empty, and what writers can do about it.
4.13
55k+
📺 Television Criticism🌐 Postmodern Culture💰 American Consumerism
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Summary
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again 88%
Why TV breeds irony, cruises feel empty, and what writers can do about it.
by David Foster Wallace 1997
4.13
55k+ ratings
📺 Television Criticism🌐 Postmodern Culture💰 American Consumerism
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves
by Jack Douglas • 1972
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
3.27
205
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 88%
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
by Jack Douglas 1972
3.27
205 ratings
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me
by Matt Rife • 2024
Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.
3.83
10k+
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📚 Comedy Memoirs🥊 Underdog Mentality
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me Summary
Your Mom's Gonna Love Me 88%
Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.
by Matt Rife 2024
3.83
10k+ ratings
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy📚 Comedy Memoirs🥊 Underdog Mentality
The Laughing Guide to a Better Life
by Isaac Prilleltensky • 2019
Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.
3.25
4
🧠 Positive Psychology🤣 Therapeutic Humor🔄 Behavior Change
The Laughing Guide to a Better Life Summary
The Laughing Guide to a Better Life 88%
Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.
by Isaac Prilleltensky 2019
3.25
4 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology🤣 Therapeutic Humor🔄 Behavior Change
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
by Chad Orzel • 2009
Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.
3.91
3k+
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📚 Popular Physics🧠 Copenhagen Interpretation
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Summary
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog 88%
Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.
by Chad Orzel 2009
3.91
3k+ ratings
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📚 Popular Physics🧠 Copenhagen Interpretation
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