How does this prove that humour doesn't help health?
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The dominant theory had been that humor boosts the immune system, though studies had not been apt to give serious evidence of this.
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1) Your tweet says stand-up comedians, whereas the study was done on amateur improv comedians. Improv comedians are often comedic but also theatrical, going out for acting gigs and leading a different lifestyle than stand-up comedians. Stand-up comedy is a solitary endeavor vs.
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2) improv, which is often done in groups. Secondly, stand-up comedians often tour the country staying alone in motels/hotels and may pick up entirely different lifestyle habits that could lend themselves to more adverse consequences (strange sleep schedules, performing in venues
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Or there isn't any correlation between being a comedian and having good humour. The "sad clown" cliché could be true. Humorists don't necessarily give themselves good mood.
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Was there a clergy control group? Could there possibly be a correlation between susceptibility to respiratory infection and say, having a career that puts you daily in front of hundreds of people laughing and exhaling directly at you?
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Do you think his could be related to the link between disgust sensitivity, conscientiousness, and conservatism?
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Since when has anyone ever suggested that clowns might be happy? The Tears of a Clown is a well known stereotype. Manic depression and attendant physical troubles is far more in traditional character. Comics commit suicide!
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