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In the UK, new schemes to support mental health are introducing to people an unexpected skill: stand-up comedy.

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Why Are Kids So Funny?
7 Sep 2025
newyorker.com

Joshua Rothman on what the early emergence of humor in children’s lives suggests about human nature.

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For philosopher Henri Bergson, laughter solves a serious human conundrum: how to keep our minds and social lives elastic

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How different languages laugh online
23 Jan 2024
restofworld.org

Laughter is universal, but lol is not.

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How to laugh more | Psyche Guides
19 Mar 2021
psyche.co

You don’t have to wait to be amused, there are ways to train yourself to enjoy the ‘cheap medicine’ of laughter every day