Gelotology (LAUGHTER) with Lee Berk

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Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The. Study. Of. Laughter. It exists, and it's called gelotology. In one of the oddly more somber episodes, Alie sits down with Dr. Lee Berk, a doctor who is "serious about laughter" and has dedicated decades to hunting down how humor affects the body. Learn about what makes a joke a joke, the science behind happiness, why you laugh when you're nervous, if comedians are naturally depressed or if that's a myth, and why some people get paid to tickle rats. Gelotology is an actual science and as Alie learns, it really is no laughing matter.

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0:00.0	Hi, hi, alligites. Hi, Alliward here. It's me. So first off, I want to apologize to the many
0:06.5	thousands of you who think that this episode is about gelato because it's just straight-up knot.
0:10.4	It's not about gelato at all. Gelatoes in Greek means laughter. Gelare in Latin means to freeze
0:18.4	or congeal. Two different things in origins, but that doesn't mean that you can't eat gelato
0:23.8	while you're listening. I can't see you. You can not on a ham. You can lick your tile grout
0:28.8	listening to this. It doesn't matter me. I'm just glad you're here. Hey! Okay, let's get creepy first,
0:34.3	shall we? Your reviews help allergies stay up, kick an ass in the science charts, and I appreciate
0:40.8	them so much. It's so great to look at the science charts and see allergies up there in like the top
0:45.2	25. Just a little less. Making this podcast, guys. Also, I frequently write and research all alone
0:53.2	wearing no pants, and your reviews make my day. I read every single one. Each week, I like to read you one
0:59.2	that just tickled me more on tickling later. God's getting creepier and creepier every second.
1:05.2	So I get others drunk. Okay, says thank you, Alliward, for showing the world that these usually academic
1:11.6	nerds are fun, funny, interesting, besides smart. This show makes me wish I wasn't all just so that
1:16.5	Alli would ask me dumb questions. Hey, Alli, if you ever need to chat with a distiller, I will happily
1:21.4	meet you in the lobby of an airport hotel. Actually, I think that there are some allergies related to
1:28.0	distillery, so holler. So rate and review, I see all of your names, and I think, hey, thanks name.
1:36.5	So spread the word, you can tell a friend or two about the show, you can become a patron on Patreon.
1:41.6	You can hit up AlliGeesMerch.com if you ever want to wear a logical love on your human body.
1:48.2	So onto the episode. Now, Geological was a huge factor in my developing an obsession with AlliGees.
1:53.8	I remember seeing it on this big list of various different fields of study. It was wedged between
1:59.5	like, Guestrology, which is the stomach, and I think Gemology, which was Episode 5. Go listen,
2:05.9	y'all. But I saw the study of laughter, and I was like, who does that? Who are these people?
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