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Why failed jokes haunt us so deeply

I told a joke at work that bombed so badly I've been replaying it in my head for three weeks.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Comedy failure feels like social death because it is.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Comedy traditions across cultures?”

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