Why Do We Laugh? Exploring the Nature of Humor with John Cleese and Dr. Iain McGilchrist

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 47

  • @hglatGAIA
    @hglatGAIA 16 дней назад +13

    "In a humorous atmosphere, people without a sense OF humor can't get away with it." How true is that!!! I say let's keep waving the humor flag every day and play every chance we get. Thanks to Iain and John. This was terrific.

  • @davidpetzer5725
    @davidpetzer5725 16 дней назад +9

    A day with out laughter is a day wasted !!

  • @sherylwhite2201
    @sherylwhite2201 16 дней назад +4

    Your hospital experience of black humour with your colleague made me laugh. I used to work in mental health and addictions, and one of the things that helped us staff through very challenging times was the black humour we occasionally indulged in when the going got tough. One time when I changed jobs, that didnt go down well with the people I now worked with, sadly.

  • @shortattentionspantheatre5075
    @shortattentionspantheatre5075 15 дней назад +2

    award these chaps a First in Chapter of Things On Top of Other Things

  • @hp-fh9cy
    @hp-fh9cy 16 дней назад +6

    Cool. Finally a topic bringing us light! Thank you

  • @PlumGustave
    @PlumGustave 8 дней назад +1

    Iain is lovely ♥️

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 16 дней назад +4

    After not watching the 2024 election here in America ( it wasn't necessary), nor did I vote for Democrats or Republicans. This discussion between Dr. Iian McGilchrist and Dr. John Cleese came up on my tele. ( Two of my favorite fellers) May I ask a question? Do either of you need a maid or an excellent cook? If so, I am available. I wouldn't even charge that much. Lol 😊
    You both are loved by me.
    I am an above average reader of many books of various backgrounds. Books are delicious to devour, like bringing an apple to your favorite teacher because of their passion for teaching.
    Bravo 👏 👏

  • @jonathanhagger791
    @jonathanhagger791 16 дней назад +2

    That was great - love it when Dr Goff popped up in the q&a!

  • @atoms-to-atoms
    @atoms-to-atoms 16 дней назад +4

    wonderful stuff!

  • @theobservereffectexplained1102
    @theobservereffectexplained1102 13 дней назад +2

    Wow conversations about “laughter” from seasoned professionals like the two proper gentlemen opening the possibility of comedy to all seniors.
    What if all serious homes have an hour of humor and laughter every single day. I imagine there would be less lonely and have more friends!!!🎉
    Humor for humanity .
    Sometimes hummer crosses lines and twist to the left and gives negativity but the right person would use hummer right 🎉

  • @HiMotionAndDesign
    @HiMotionAndDesign 16 дней назад +1

    Love it! Thanks for making this available ❤

  • @tomfreemanorourke1519
    @tomfreemanorourke1519 11 дней назад

    Being now 71 years old, and with a lifelong learning, experience, observation, creativity, understanding, re-examination 24/7 365.
    I would like to begin a little humorous 'ditty' of which, maybe, others who do read the comments, would add to it in order to find an humorous conclusion.
    It begins thus:
    An aging doctor of neurology and an aging well established humorous actor/ comedic personality sit down at a vacant table in a lugubrious setting of a pleasant establishment and introduce themselves to each other and chat........(please feel free to add the next line and we'll see were it goes)
    Thank you

  • @brandis3309
    @brandis3309 15 дней назад +2

    Gotta laugh to keep from crying right about now! 😅

  • @robertbentley3589
    @robertbentley3589 16 дней назад +2

    This is way too good to be true. RUclips does know me well. Scary.

  • @Tommykennedy101
    @Tommykennedy101 14 дней назад

    Without laughter/ humour we'd be dead.
    Life of Brian the best movie ever made.

  • @KellySmith-rj3lu
    @KellySmith-rj3lu 16 дней назад +1

    ✨🕯️🐑💫✨ plummet🤭😂
    🫶loved this conversation! Delightful! Thank you!
    ✨🎈🪄✨✨✨🎈💫✨

  • @JacGBoots1
    @JacGBoots1 12 дней назад

    Laughter is good medicine- book of Proverbs😊

  • @MikeFuller-d4d
    @MikeFuller-d4d 16 дней назад

    "For, look you, there is humour in all things, and the truest philosophy is that which teaches us to find it and to make the most of it."
    Spoken by Jack Point. Act 1. From 'The Yeoman of the Guard' ( 1888 )
    WS Gilbert ( 18 November, 1836 - 29 May, 1911 )

  • @Nathan-vq9ch
    @Nathan-vq9ch 13 дней назад

    With our thoughts, we make the world

  • @hexxan007
    @hexxan007 15 дней назад

    Oh you guys... Haven't even started the video yet but just the cover picture has me already laughing out loud!!!

  • @G8rquest
    @G8rquest 14 дней назад +1

    I am currently struggling with the concept of opinions and preparation H, the 'H' being humor when the opinions are inflamed. Funny that comics kill when they don't bomb. Onward..

  • @krishnapartha
    @krishnapartha 14 дней назад +1

  • @sallyreno6296
    @sallyreno6296 14 дней назад +2

    Oh dear. Sorry to have to inform, Cleese but one of the reasons you make them laugh in Texas is that you ARE British. Here, west of the Mississippi, we find Britishness to be an inherently comic approach to being human.

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад +1

    Offsprings preserve the woman sitteth upon all HIS WATERS surrounding HIM!

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад

    I got you!

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад +1

    Even the woman sitteth upon all HIS WATERS to question HIM?

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад

    As a little Lad! The child "i" sitteth! Looking at all my "AM" in front?

  • @cyberidiot12
    @cyberidiot12 16 дней назад +2

    From Holland, 😂 Long live GIROBLAAUW

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад

    Shared "i" Am JUDGES around about HIM!

  • @evolassunglasses4673
    @evolassunglasses4673 11 дней назад

    Quintessential English.

  • @chandmoti7162
    @chandmoti7162 13 дней назад +1

    Ham log comment karta hun ham Ji ko Rajbhar ji ki ham chacha hamare aap lagte Ho Arvind bhaiya hamare bhai lagte bahut manta hun

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад

    Who is the little Lad?

  • @chandmoti7162
    @chandmoti7162 13 дней назад +1

    Main aapko Haridwar karna chahta hun aap kabhi aise bhul mat Karna isliye ki jo Insan aapko sab kuchh samajhta hai uske sath kabhi Dhokha nahin dena hai Jo Insan aapko sab kuchh Diya hai sab kuchh Diya usne

  • @niallkenny2506
    @niallkenny2506 16 дней назад +2

    Doesn’t this man run a dysfunctional hotel in the English seaside town of Torquay in Devon?

    • @theostapel
      @theostapel 16 дней назад +1

      What do you want to see - herds of wilderbeests charging across the plains ?
      Fare thee well - on life's journey

    • @amandawease1900
      @amandawease1900 16 дней назад +1

      And…

    • @theostapel
      @theostapel 16 дней назад +1

      @@amandawease1900 There is a light smell of kipper - in the room.

    • @lisaanderson9109
      @lisaanderson9109 15 дней назад

      He certainly did 😊 I seem to remember it was called Flowery Tw*ts 😂😉

  • @JacGBoots1
    @JacGBoots1 12 дней назад

    subconscious?

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito9902 12 дней назад

    Why say i got you?

  • @rebrana
    @rebrana 16 дней назад +2

    Similar to how Ukrainians shelled Russian speakers in the Donbas for 8 years, and the EU did nothing. In the contrary, NATO armed and encouraged the Ukranians 16:41

    • @evolassunglasses4673
      @evolassunglasses4673 11 дней назад

      And after a Western/ NeoCon/ Victoria Nuland backed coup against the then ELECTED government.
      Ukraine is another NeoCon disaster.

  • @jesusacosta6275
    @jesusacosta6275 11 дней назад

    Qeipkñmp o sea que no me podrías mandar el vídeo de los no sé cómo se quede con las ganas de ir en 🍕 y la