The comedian and author on studying laughter theory, industry frustrations and the perils of gigging at a racecourse How did you get into comedy?I studied the history of variety and vaudeville under Oliver Double at university and then did a master's in standup comedy. I was really interested in laughter theory: what laughter is, why humans do it, how making people laugh works theoretically. It had a certain amount o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:19AM on September 19, 2022