Sir_Winston54
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Though I claim to have a sense of humor, for some reason, the Marx Brothers, either together or separately, never did much for me, especially in scripted (or semi-scripted) movies. Groucho occasionally got a chuckle from me on his "live" television shows, but never anything even resembling a guffaw. Dunno. They just weren't my cup o' tea..... here's a clip from Duck Soup.
In a Johns Hopkins clinical study, 60 percent of participants found it "amusing" or "somewhat amusing."
(Semi-)Current offerings that do get laughs from me (in no particular order) include: Blue Collar Comedy Tour (yes, I know it's been over for several years; that's why I included the "(Semi-)" starting this paragraph); 2 Broke Girls; The Big Bang Theory; Two and a Half Men (though not as much as with Charlie Sheen); How I Met Your Mother; and to a lesser degree, Mike and Molly, though when I let myself start watching it, it's almost impossible to get up and leave until it's over.
I think network execs would be doing themselves - and the nation - a huge favor if they scheduled more *good* comedies - ones that presume a certain degree of intelligence from the viewers, rather than *lack* of intelligence (e.g., BBT, 2BG) - in the time period from the end of the Christmas offerings until spring has truly hit the Upper Midwest (i.e., May 15th or even a little later).
Consider the postulations above, and the examples provided, and either ratify or dispute the theorem.
And if I got the terminology a little off, forgive me - it's been almost half a century since I took a math class of any kind.