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Born comics die laughing

7 November 2020

9:00 AM

7 November 2020

9:00 AM

The Comedy of Error: why evolution made us laugh Jonathan Silvertown

Scribe, pp.192, $29.99

Evolutionary theory is primarily about survival but, as Jonathan Silvertown makes clear in this intriguing book,  as well as having survival value, laughter allows us to share in the fun.

The need to laugh seems to be universal. When I was a child my Uncle George told me, ‘Laughter is the best medicine.’

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Professor Ross Fitzgerald is the author of seven Grafton Everest comedies, most recently THE DIZZYING HEIGHTS co-authored with Ian McFadyen, and GOING OUT BACKWARDS, which was shortlisted for the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. Both are published by Hybrid Melbourne.

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