Being funny is a means of avoiding scrutiny. It's a deeply concealing activity that invites attention while simultaneously failing to offer any detailed account of oneself. The reason humor is so popular today is that it provides the comfort of intimacy without the horror of actually being intimate.
~ from Andrew Stott's academic treatise Comedy, exploring the philosophy of humor. Quoted in Slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2149976
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