An expert Foley capture delivers an intimate burst of snorting laughter that reads like a spontaneous, in‑character joke dropped right at the front of the mix. The sound intertwines a sharp, quick ...

The "mutual vulnerability theory" I have been promoting in this blog series defines laughter as a vocal affirmation of mutual vulnerability. In the previous posts, in order to account for the ...

Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG) made the mistake of bringing in stand-up comedian Chris D’Elia and placing him in front of a massive “SUBOG Comedy” backdrop. He immediately latched onto the ...

College Park, MD (October 3, 2001)-Humans have many ways to express themselves, but one of the most enjoyable-and mysterious-is laughter. More than a frivolous emotional outburst, laughter has many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A well-deployed laugh can help grease a social interaction, even if nothing is funny. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ...