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What Makes Us Laugh

What Makes Us Laugh

By: GD Fenderson & Alan Katz
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 Writer, performer and stand up comedian GD Fenderson and Movie/TV writer/producer A L Katz (HBO's Tales From The Crypt) discuss what makes them laugh personally and what makes us laugh culturally. What exactly do we even mean by "a sense of humor"? From the eureka moment of imagining a punch line to the business of selling it, just like its subtitle says, What Makes Us Laugh is a serious look at the craft of creating comedy.

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Episodes
  • S1E3 Why Are Comedians So Effed Up?

    S1E3 Why Are Comedians So Effed Up?
    Apr 15 2026

    THE BLURB: Nobody goes into comedy because they're happy. They may like making people laugh, but that's got nothing to do with being happy. In this episode, Glenn and Alan dive deep into how it takes a truly miserable person to be truly funny.



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    48 mins
  • S1E2 Early Influences

    S1E2 Early Influences
    Apr 8 2026

    THE BLURB: In this episode, Glenn and Alan discuss their early comedy influences - the comedians, performers, writers and clever people who inspired their own comedic instincts. Sure, comedians and comedy make impressions, but, in both their cases, real life and people they knew also helped lay the foundations.


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S1E1 Does Everyone Have A Sense of Humor?

    S1E1 Does Everyone Have A Sense of Humor?
    Nov 4 2025

    The Blurb: We assume everyone is born with a sense of humor. But, are they? What do we even mean by "sense of humor"? If it's like our other senses, we can be born without them - or lose them. In this episode, we'll ask a question that should have been asked long ago: does everyone actually have a sense of humor?



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    50 mins
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