Reading is fundamental
(and recommended, too)
Rod A. Martin, Ph.D.
The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach, by Rod A. Martin
"Sense of humor, emotional intelligence, and social competence," by Jeremy A. Yip and Rod A. Martin; in press
Gary Alan Fine, Ph.D.
"Joking Cultures: Humor Themes as Social Regulation in Group Life." Gary Alan Fine and Michaela DeSoucey, Humor, 2005.
"On Jokes Having the Right to be Told." Humor 10 (4): 498-500, 1997.
"Dying for a Laugh: Negotiating Risk and Creating Personas in the Humor of Mushroom Collectors." Western Folklore 47: 177-194, 1988.
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang." In David Sloane, ed., American Humor Magazines and Comic Periodicals. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.
"Humorous interaction and the social construction of meaning: Making sense in a jocular vein." In Norman Denzin (ed.), Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 5, 5:83-101, 1984.
"Sociological aspects of humor." In Jeffrey Goldstein and Paul McGhee (eds.), Humor Research Handbook. New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 159-182, 1983.
"Recurring political satire." Maledicta 6:72‑75, 1982.
"The role of implicit social influence on humor response: A social evaluation perspective." Frederick L. Linsk and Gary Alan Fine, Sociology and Social Research 66:69‑79, 1981.
"Interactive effects of picture and captions on funniness ratings of cartoons." James M. Jones, Gary Alan Fine, and Robert Brust, Journal of Social Psychology 108:193‑198, 1979.
"Humour in situ: The role of humour in small group culture." In A.J. Chapman and H.C. Foot (eds.), It's a Funny Thing, Humour. London: Pergamon, pp. 315‑318, 1977.
"Humour and communication." In A.J. Chapman and H.C. Foot (eds.), It's a Funny Thing, Humour. London: Pergamon, pp. 329‑333, 1977.
"Obscene joking across cultures." Journal of Communication 26:134‑140, 1976.
"Components of perceived sense of humor ratings of self and other." Psychological Reports 36:793‑794, 1975.
John Vorhaus
The Comic Toolbox, by John Vorhaus
Books, journals and printed articles
International Journal of Humor Research
The Psychology of Humor and Wit — From Banana Peels to Viagra Jokes, by Donald M. Johnson
"Hemispheric asymmetry and pun comprehension: When cowboys have sore calves," by Seana Coulson and Els Severens; in press
"Gender and humor: The state of the art," by Helga Kotthoff; Journal of Pragmatics, January 2006
Web articles and sites
"Laughter helps blood vessels function better," University of Maryland School of Medicine
Types of humor
Humor: A Reference Guide, by Warren Shibles
Encyclopedia of Psychology's links to humor information
Miscellaneous
The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
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