How It Feels to Be Human S01 E03 Why Do Humans Laugh?

Laughter is known as the social emotion - we're 30 times more likely to laugh if there is somebody else with us than if we're on our own. And we'll laugh more if we know those people, and we'll laugh more if we like those people. Laughter also benefits our minds and our bodies, as neuroscientist and comedian Sophie Scott explains in this short - and hopefully amusing - film.