
Funny: The Book
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With allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung, George Orwell, and Arthur Koestler, Funny: The Book explores the evolution, theories, principles, and practice of comedy, as well as the psychological, philosophical, and even theological underpinnings of humor, coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert!) Comedy is God.
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The History of Ha!: Trickster
- 2. Not in 3-D: Movies
- 3. Leonard, Adolph, Herbert, and Julius: The Marx Brothers
- 4. More History of Ha!: The Ancient World
- 5. Live from Giggles: Standup
- 6. "That Nigger's Crazy!": Richard Pryor
- 7. Even More History of Ha!: Aristotle to Restoration
- 8. Theatuh: The Front Page
- 9. Nights of the Round Table: Prose
- 10. Invisible Rabbits and Fresh Fruit: Harvey/A Thousand Clowns
- 11. More Even More History of Ha!: Music Halls to Vaudeville
- 12. The Jewish Question
- 13. The Immortal Allan Stewart Konigsberg: Woody Allen
- 14. There Is No Chapter 14
- 15. Why We Laugh.Or Do We?: The Evolution of Ha!
- 16. That Wacky Existentialism: Steve Martin
- 17. Me and My Dopamine: The Science of Ha!
- 18. Betty Lou Zombax: Mork and Mindy
- 19. Addition by Subtraction: The Theories of Ha!
- 20. Heard Any Good Jokes?
- 21. Love and Theft: Plagiarism
- 22. Saying It Worse: The Philosophy of Ha!
- 23. When Did You Break Your Collarbone?: Buster Keaton
- 24. Kosmik Komedy: The Purpose of Ha!
- 25. Suffering Is Funny: The Office
- 26. Evolution Is Irritating: Sitcoms
- 27. America the Hilarious
- 28. Kosmik Komedy 2: The Theology of Ha!
- 29. That's All, Folks!
- Links
- Mediagraphy
- Sources
- Photo Credits
- About the Author
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