The Funny Thing About That
Andrew TarvinWeekly insights on humor as a professional skill. Research, strategies, and stories from a Humor Engineer with 16M+ TEDx views.
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What stand-up actually teaches you (it's not jokes)
A philosophy PhD told me she learned more in my two-hour workshop than in a full semester of her master’s program. Which surprised me, considering my workshop was on humor.
Her name is Emily. She attended my session last month at NSA Carol...
Nancy Sue and the bird
Humor Month is 30 days of nonstop humor activities, which is both amazing and exhausting. By the end of April, I’m always inspired… and a little fried. This year, one moment is the reason both of those things are true.
There were a lot of...
What's the lowest-scoring question on the humor assessment?
Out of every question on the Humor Intelligence Assessment, one scores lower than all the others. Professionals average 2.52 out of 5 on it, and more than half answered “rarely” or “never.”
The question is, “I regularly take time to work o...
I keynoted to 2,000 people and didn't hear a single laugh
Quick note: 6th Annual Humor Award nominations close Monday (4/20). Nominate Here.
A little while back, I keynoted to 2,000 people. I didn't hear a single laugh.
Not because it wasn't funny (I hope), but because it was a livestream. Camer...
The problem with too much good advice
I’ve always been a mediocre tennis player. Then I took a lesson… and I got worse.
I’ve been playing tennis since Pretzel (my wife) and I first started dating in New York City. I wasn’t particularly good but we had fun playing together.
Wh...
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