Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor developsan inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, andethical issues relating to humor
* Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the seriousbusiness of humor
* Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its truenature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor asbeing antisocial, irrational, and foolish
* Argues that humor's benefits overlap significantly withthose of philosophy
* Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of TheNew Yorker