The Importance of Being Funny
Why We Need More Jokes in Our Lives
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, Jokes & Riddles, General Humour, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Al Gini | ISBN: | 9781442281776 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | July 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Al Gini |
| ISBN: | 9781442281776 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | July 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
When E. B. White said “analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few people are interested and the frog dies,” he hadn’t seen Al Gini’s hilarious, incisive, and informative take on jokes, joke-telling, and the jokers who tell jokes. For Gini, humor is more than just foolish fun: it serves as a safety valve for dealing with reality that gives us the courage to endure that which we cannot understand or avoid. Not everyone tells jokes. Not everyone gets a joke, even a good one. But, Gini argues, joke-telling can act as both a sword and a shield to defend us from reality. As the late, great stand-up comic Joan Rivers put it: ‘If you can laugh at it, you can live with it!’ This book is for anyone who enjoys a good laugh, but also wants to know why.
When E. B. White said “analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few people are interested and the frog dies,” he hadn’t seen Al Gini’s hilarious, incisive, and informative take on jokes, joke-telling, and the jokers who tell jokes. For Gini, humor is more than just foolish fun: it serves as a safety valve for dealing with reality that gives us the courage to endure that which we cannot understand or avoid. Not everyone tells jokes. Not everyone gets a joke, even a good one. But, Gini argues, joke-telling can act as both a sword and a shield to defend us from reality. As the late, great stand-up comic Joan Rivers put it: ‘If you can laugh at it, you can live with it!’ This book is for anyone who enjoys a good laugh, but also wants to know why.
