Here’s why spicing up your sense of humor with cynicism and chutzpah can make you more desirable. Although there is no single definition of sarcasm, most define it as verbal irony—saying the opposite ...

In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with depressive symptoms used more humor and sarcasm to cope with challenges brought on by the COVID-19 ...

"My boyfriend hasn't touched me in two weeks. What should I do?" When my friend Amy asked for relationship advice in a WeChat group chat recently, she got responses that she didn't expect. "Your ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The official journal of the American Humor Studies Association, Studies in American Humor (ISSN 0095-280X) has published scholarly ...