Herb Farmer Rachel Playe, Mike Birbiglia's co-producer Peter Salomone, and tiny-waisted doggie Maggie are the cutest family in Rhode Island.  They talk about what makes them laugh, Zoom-era stand-up, helicopter dog-parenting, and Pandemic giggle ratios.

Herb Farmer Rachel Playe, Mike Birbiglia's co-producer Peter Salomone, and tiny-waisted doggie Maggie are the cutest family in Rhode Island. They talk about what makes them laugh, Zoom-era stand-up, helicopter dog-parenting, and Pandemic giggle ratios.

Rachel Playe and Peter Salomone laugh with Maggie the dog

Science still can’t explain exactly what makes something funny- joy, surprise, insight, embarrassment, and fear can all elicit laughter, but WHYYYYY??? Host Abby Wambaugh, probably the only person in the world imprudent enough to get a degree in Humor and Social Change, will talk to comedians, writers, cartoonists, psychologists, and scientists to explore what makes us, (and them!) laugh and why. We’re doing it for science! For human understanding! And also to improve our host’s stand-up set.

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Rachel Playe and Peter Salomone laugh with Maggie the dog

Rachel Playe and Peter Salomone laugh with Maggie the dog