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'''Humor''' is an act, statement, or other form of communication done to invoke laughter, amusement, or happiness in the audience.

'''Humor''' is an act, statement, or other form of communication done to invoke laughter, amusement, or happiness in the audience. Though humor is often associated with [[comedy]], some humor can rely upon grotesque, perverse, and morally bereft themes to incite the desired effect upon an audience. This lower form of humor differs from comedy in that it uses emotional rather than intellectual devices. Though everyone finds differing things funny, and few people can agree on exactly what makes something funny, recent studies have shown that exposing children to scatalogical or 'toilet humor' can lead to a host of developmental problems<ref>[http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=PAQ.025.0106B Psychoanalysis Quarterly] Peller, L.E. (1956). Children's Humor. A Psychological Analysis: By Martha Wolfenstein. Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1954. 224 pp.. Psychoanal Q., 25:106-108.</ref>

 

Everyone finds differing things funny; no two people can agree on exactly what makes something funny.

There are many kinds of humor. There are [[jokes]], which can be further broken down by kind of joke (knock-knock, one-liner, etc.); physical humor (slapstick, spit-takes); puns, limericks, and Spoonerisms; irony; and others.  

There are many kinds of humor. There are [[jokes]], which can be further broken down by kind of joke (knock-knock, one-liner, etc.); physical humor (slapstick, spit-takes); puns, limericks, and Spoonerisms; irony; and others.