I had a friend who studied humor and we talked at length about it at times.
He ascribed to the “benign violation” theory, that something was funny when it violated some sort of social norm or expectation and when someone undeserving was not hurt emotionally or physically by said violation.
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Reply to The Philosophy of Humor: Three theories about what makes something funny. Essay by philosopher Chris A. Kramer (SBCC) by thenousman
I had a friend who studied humor and we talked at length about it at times.
He ascribed to the “benign violation” theory, that something was funny when it violated some sort of social norm or expectation and when someone undeserving was not hurt emotionally or physically by said violation.