This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the comical genius, Tina Fey! Put on your bossy pants and grab your meatball sub, we're talking about one of the funniest women of our time.00:42 - Box Office News: Bad Moms, Bad Dads (Not Baghdad) and more coming soon!04:22 - Television News: Brooklyn 99 and New Girl crossover episode on Fox!09:45 - Why is Tina Fey Funny?11:30 - Saturday Night Live17:40 - 30 Rock25:20 - Mean Girls28:41 - Date Night29:50 - Megamind30:01 - Baby Mama30:15 - Sisters30:30 - Bossypants31:39 - Ben’s Wacky Facts40:32 - #WAILMailoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] bonus points? Give us some love in an iTunes review!You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com Liz Lemon and Jerry Seinfeld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tcNLtGs7oA

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the anatomy of jokes. Why are jokes funny? What makes them funny? What does “funny” even mean? From brain function to dysfunction, we discuss the true nature of why we are laughing.

00:49 - Box Office: MacGruber 2 film in the works.

4:05 - Television: “What We Do In The Shadows” creators greenlit for a TV show about paranormal activity in New Zealand

7:05 -Why Are Jokes Funny?

9:34 - What is “Funny”

17:30 - The Anatomy of a Joke

19:40 - Joke Categories

20:10 - Observational Jokes

23:02 - Self Depricating Jokes

25:52 - Sinical Jokes

27:53 - Over the top Jokes

29:20- Satirical Jokes

31:19 - Physical Jokes

33:53 - Timing/Situational

36:24 - Puns/Word Play

36:36 - Ben’s Wacky Facts

44:26 - #WAILMailoftheWeek

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Sources

“The Anatomy of Funny” http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun06/anatomy.aspx

“Philosophy of Humor” http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/humor/#RelThe

“Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby” Joke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFHsF-zJy4

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about one of the staple comedies of the 90's, Dumb and Dumber. So put on your Cardigan and hop on your mini bike, we're going to Aspen!1:15 - Netflix, Patton Oswalt's Comedy Special "Talking for Clapping"5:10 - TV, Brooklyn 99 Season 4 Premiere7:15: Dumb and Dumber33:18 Ben's Wacky Facts41:05 W.A.I.L. Mail of the Week!Want us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ explore one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld. It's a podcast about nothing!0:53 - Netflix, John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid2:28 - Television: Emmy News Roundup, Big Congrats to Julia Louis Dreyfus! 5 consecutive wins!4:53 - Topic of the Week, Seinfeld:Why is it Funny?Well written, cohesive stories with themes that were relatable.A cast of incredibly dynamic yet relatable characters.A masterful blend of fiction and reality.37:05 Ben’s Wacky FactsWhy Jerry Ended the Show (With great video clip): https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Jerry-Seinfeld-quit-after-9th-season-of-Seinfeld Links to Kramer’s 6 minute entrance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSGV5wEv1oPennypacker, Varnsen, Vandelay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnnU8ZycgiU Send us an email! [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, we explore the comedic genius of Will Ferrell; why he's funny, what he does best, and how he became the comedic icon he is today.1:00- Netflix5:00- Television7:12- Box Office13:40- Will Ferrell46:42- Ben's "Wacky" "Facts"Send us an email! [email protected] can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com