Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

Funny How: Letters to a Young Comedian

How comedians are like scientists

“Does it keep getting more funny?”

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Matt Ruby
Aug 24, 2026
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Been thinking lately about how comedy is (kinda) like science. Posted this:

Comedians test our hypotheses (joke ideas) and collect real time data (laughter) and then share our findings with the world (specials)…so we are scientists in a way.

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