Peter McGraw
San Francisco friends: Come see Pete at the Funny Biz conference
Pete is speaking about business and humor at the Funny Biz conference in San Francisco on Thursday, June 5th. Get your tickets here. Some info: Ever wonder how Silicon Valley’s top startups use comedy, improv and storytelling principles to create great content, stand out from the noise and ultimately sell more? There is a movement… Keep Reading »
Who is funnier: Democrats or Republicans?
The latest data-driven freakout over stats wizard Nate Silver and his latest predictions—which suggest we’re in for a Republican takeover of Congress—reminds us of the last time folks were asking the FiveThirtyEight blogger to sign their calculators. While the rest of the country was watching the presidential debates and pondering a future with Mitt Romney (or… Keep Reading »
Do You Have What It Takes to Be A Professional Laugher?
(Author’s note: This blog post was originally written in 2011, while traveling and writing The Humor Code. For the full story of our adventures in Los Angeles, please see Chapter 2 of the book.) It’s 7 am, we’re struggling with jet lag from flying into LAX the night before, and we’re in the wilds of Burbank,… Keep Reading »
The Secret Causes of Thanksgiving Gluttony & Black Friday Insanity
Millions of Americans will eat too much on Thanksgiving and fight through the crowds on Black Friday. Is all that tryptophan turning us into gluttonous maniacs?
Leaving the lab, but needing the lab.
We were recently asked by Huffington Post to comment on philosopher Daniel Dennett’s TED talk. Our response can be found here — or below. Time to put humor under the microscope Daniel Dennett makes a good point in his TED talk, Cute, Sexy, Sweet, Funny, when he argues our sense of humor must accomplish important… Keep Reading »
