What makes you laugh?
Nominate something that makes you laugh at first sight
A question for you to think about…
🎧 before you listen to episode 02.
What makes you laugh at first sight?
Maybe it’s an object, a person or an animal. As soon as you look at it the corners of your mouth twitch into a smile. Then the memory replays itself and the smile turns into a chuckle. Then it becomes a laugh. Now those feel-good endorphins are swirling around your body and you feel good.
😂
“The power of humour is that it can bubble out of you before you’ve had time to process or catch yourself or, or even think, should this be something I’m laughing at?”
Curious?
👉🏻 If this whets your curiosity…
Episode 02
Designing for laughs with Rob Alderson
Design, comedy and the power of first reactions
“…he talks about a laugh being like a balloon being popped. Essentially, your job as a comedian is to keep blowing up the balloon to the exact point where the audience almost can’t not laugh — and then pop it in the right way.”
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I'm nominating whoopy cushion for it's association with childish giggles. Difficult to call one out though as that image of 16 tiles can't fail to make the corners of your mouth twitch.