Groucho Marx once said: “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” Did you ever want to see a bunch of serious bookworms analyze jokes? Well, here’s your chance. I have selected seven of the most “serious” lectures on comedy I could find.
The Rt Hon Lord Baker of Dorking CH lectures on the history of british cartoons and caricature
c-span: History of Black Humor Panel
WGBH Forum video debate between CNN political contributors on political humor
C-Span “Political Humor and the 2016 campaign”
If this didn’t paralyze your sense of humor, here is the feature documentary That’s not Funny, found on youtube