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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Comedy.

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Charming talks for a boost on a bad day

Bad days happen to good people. Here are talks guaranteed to help cheer you up.

Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

Droids, mushrooms, pranks, fractals -- Reggie Watts shares some simple tools for brain expansion.

Curated by Reggie Watts

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A delightfully useful collection of explanations, how-tos and amusing trivia.

Talks about Comedy

Beatrice K. Otto

How dangerous was it to be a jester?

I'm terrified of wanting to be a billionaire

Who should pay for a first date?

The 100 tampons NASA (almost) sent to space -- and other absurd songs

I'm tired of people telling me to "grind"

Jodie Houlston-Lau

How to make a sad story funny

Aparna Nancherla

The joy of taking out the trash

When people are "suspiciously kind"

Carl Joshua Ncube

Tales of a Zimbabwean comedian

Anthony Veneziale

"Stumbling towards intimacy": An improvised TED Talk

Why humor is key to creativity

Three ideas. Three contradictions. Or not.

Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst

What happens in your throat when you beatbox?

The benefits of using comedy to explain science

Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"?

Lizzie Velásquez

How do you define yourself?

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Exclusive articles about Comedy

I’m an Iranian-American Muslim. Here’s how that works

Iranian-American Muslim comedian Negin Farsad describes what happens when Islam meets Rumi meets apple pie.

Posted Aug 2016

How scientists make people laugh to study humor

British cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott studies vocal communication. She explains why looking into giggles and mirth is important ... and shares ways she makes subjects laugh in the lab.

Posted Mar 2015