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Science Vs: The Funniest Joke in the World

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:42:52
Publish Date: 2024-11-22 15:00:00
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When he rounded them up, he had a 100.

A few months ago, Wendy Zukerman invited our own Latif Nasser to come on her show, and, of course, he jumped at the chance. 

Laughter ensued, as they set off to find the "The Funniest Joke in the World." When you just Google something like that, the internet might serve you, "What has many keys but can't open a single lock??” (Answer: A piano). So they had to dig deeper. According to science. And for this quest they interviewed a bunch of amazing comics including Tig Notaro, Adam Conover, Dr Jason Leong, Loni Love, and, of course, some scientists: Neuroscientist Professor Sophie Scott and Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman. 

Which Joke Will Win???

Special thanks to Wendy Zuckerman and the entire team over at Science Vs

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