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FromPsychologyToday: “(Comedians) need to be master psychologists to tell funny jokes (because they have to) anticipate what someone’s script is going to be for a given situation. (That) requires you to have a deep understanding about theway they see theworld. ... Jeff Foxsworthy’s jokes aren’t going to land with the same crowd that a Hari Kondabolu joke will land with. That’swhy Foxsworthy records his specials in Texas and Kondabolu records his in Seattle. People see the world differently in Texas than they do in Seattle. A joke isn’t just unconditionally funny, no matter who is hearing it. The funniness of a joke is a function of someone’sworldview. An audience laughs at a comedian’s jokes because her jokes resonate with theway they see theworld.”