Humor

These TED Talks, covering every topic under the sun, have one thing in common: They're laugh-out-loud funny.

Video playlists about Humor

Did you know?

14 talks • 1h 40m
A delightfully useful collection of explanations, how-tos and amusing trivia.

Toys!

12 talks • 2h 9m
What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys? These talks, which offer unique insights on the things we play with—from teddy bears to Legos to yo-yos.

Charming talks for a boost on a bad day

5 talks • 50:40
Bad days happen to good people. Here are talks guaranteed to help cheer you up.

That's absurd!

8 talks • 1h 46m
These quirky talks remind us that life is funny, weird, sweet, absurd.
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Talks about Humor

7:09

Adeola Fayehun

Africa is a sleeping giant — I'm trying to wake it up

Posted Jul 2020
7:28

Matthew A. Wilson

The health benefits of clowning around

Posted Feb 2020
16:42

Rayma Suprani

Dictators hate political cartoons — so I keep drawing them

Posted Jan 2020
8:55

Tom Nash

The perks of being a pirate

Posted Jan 2020
14:26

Patrick Chappatte

A free world needs satire

Posted Sep 2019
11:11

Anthony Veneziale

"Stumbling towards intimacy": An improvised TED Talk

Posted Sep 2019
18:33

Hannah Gadsby

Three ideas. Three contradictions. Or not.

Posted Apr 2019
11:16

Gabby Rivera

The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

Posted Nov 2018
15:29

A.J. Jacobs

My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee

Posted Nov 2018
6:15

Catherine Mohr

How I became part sea urchin

Posted Sep 2018
12:42

Christoph Niemann

You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it)

Posted Jul 2018
15:27

Emily Levine

How I made friends with reality

Posted May 2018
14:11

Matt Goldman

The search for "aha!" moments

Posted Jan 2018
13:27

Mike Kinney

A pro wrestler's guide to confidence

Posted Oct 2017
8:29

Françoise Mouly

The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers

Posted Aug 2017
4:29

Rainn Wilson

Ideas worth dating

Posted Oct 2016
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