Henri Bergson's "On Comedy"
Helene Cixous's "The Laugh of the Medusa"
David Chalmer's Philosophical Humour
Monty Python's "Philosopher's World Cup"
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - View this thread

Nothing is funnier than an academic or scientist explaining humor.
posted on Dec 11, 2005 - View this thread

A vote for Al Gore is a vote for the complete annihilation of all possible worlds. Definitely old, but also funny... especially if you like philosophy.
posted on Jan 11, 2005 - View this thread

"Dear Heidegger: What came first, the chicken or the egg?" "Dear Hobbes: What causes women to wear white pumps?" Answers and advice from these and other great philosophers, from h2so4.
posted on Jan 11, 2003 - View this thread

Putting The Wit Back Into Wittgenstein: Here's an impeccable satire, involving fog-like sensations, apparently written by the ever-witty Michael Frayn and featured in David Chalmers's magnificent collection of philosophical humour. Although it was clearly written and compiled by and for academic philosophers, most pieces will cause chuckling in anyone with even a very basic knowledge of philosophy. Among its many delights, the Jerry Springer parody and the Philosofighter game give some idea of the range and downright funniness of this richly uneducational resource, so deserving of a wider audience.
posted on Jul 6, 2002 - View this thread