347! Making People Laugh

When was the last time you felt destabilized in a safe environment?

This week, Joey and Jess talk about dad jokes, child entertainment strategies, comedy, silliness support, two-legged stools, and butt pats. They don’t talk about Sô Yamamura.

references

• Sure looks strange to me.
• Journal of Experimental Child Psychology: How fathers and mothers make their children laugh: Associations with the security of parent-child attachment relationships by Sabrina Schmiedel, Jean-François Bureau, Jessica Turgeon, Audrey-Ann Deneault, and Ariane J. Gauthier
• Benign violation theory
• NPR: Bowen Yang invited Tina Fey onto his podcast. He's still dwelling on what she said
• The Giggles Are Coming by Christopher Eliopoulos
• Tactile Communication, Cooperation, and Performance: An Ethological Study of the NBA by Michael W. Kraus, Cassy Huang, and Dacher Keltner
• Steve Nash – high fives, fist bumps, and pats on the backside