Cartoonist and armchair humor scientist Kris Straub holds open discussion with funny people in an attempt to understand what works about humor and what doesn't. Subscribe to the show's RSS!

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Humor Authority Podcast on January 16, 2012 at 1:05 PM

A new episode! I converse with my brother, the honorable Dr. Kurtis Straub, on our shared sense of humor growing up together and where they diverged. We talk about scatological humor, specificity, observational humor versus joke construction, and more.

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Humor Authority Podcast on December 21, 2011 at 1:29 PM

Guess what?! I did another episode of Humor Authority. I talk with Brad Guigar and although we drift from the topic a little, it’s a relatively good time.

I mean, maybe for you guys. I had an absolute blast.

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Humor Authority Podcast on September 26, 2011 at 10:44 PM

It’s hard to do an interview show when all your guests are busy!

Actually I wanted to talk about this as a podcast rather than a blog post, so here’s a short-and-solo edition of Humor Authority. I dissect three minutes of the new heavily-promoted NBC sitcom Whitney and wonder how it made it to air. And I say that with genuine interest, because it feels so outdated — I wonder what the process was.

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Humor Authority Podcast on August 20, 2011 at 8:30 PM

In the inaugural episode, Kris talks to Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) and the two share their take on humor, from the point of view of two crown princes of the medium.

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Humor Authority Podcast on July 25, 2011 at 8:28 PM
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