Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy (Published 2023)
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Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy (Published 2023)
Thus we alter the question. Instead of asking what makes some information funny, we ask: What is it that determines whether or not a receiver experiences information as funny? And here’s where it gets fun: the experience of information as “funny” is a choice made by the receiver.
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