Humans love to laugh. In recent years, we’ve discovered that there is some truth to the adage: “Laughter is the best medicine.” We pay to watch movies that make us laugh; most people live within a drive from a comedy club (or 2…or dozens). Some of the most popular podcasts out there are shows done by funny people. What is it about comedy that we love so much? That’s what we’re talking about on this week’s episode of Men in Gorilla Suits.

We begin by discussing the very first thing we remember laughing at…and then, the very first joke we remember telling. (Spoiler alert: Christopher once memorized the entire 101 Elephant Jokes book.)

There are certain things that are synonymous with comedy — we talk about what comes to our minds when someone mentions comedy, and then we discuss the funniest movies we’ve ever seen. Books can be funny as well; we devote a little time to funny books before discussing whether or not the Internet has been a good or bad thing for the development of comedy.

Want to know what stupid thing makes us laugh every time? Listen and find out…and also find out the most wrong things we find funny.

It’s a great time for comedy, with podcasts and so many other ways funny people can reach an audience. Find out who we think is the most brilliant mind in comedy right now and what our go-to sources for comedy are when we’re in search of a laugh.

We wrap the episode up discussing the funniest person we know personally and what was the last thing that made us laugh so hard that we almost had an unintentional body function occur.

We’d love to hear what you think is funny; as always, feel free to share in the comments.

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