Review: Bell, Nancy. (2015). We are not amused: Failed humor in interaction. Berlin, Germany/Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.

Abstract

This review examines We Are Not Amused: Failed Humor in Interaction by Nancy Bell, the first systematic examination of humorous miscommunication. Situating failed humor broadly as a (mis)communication phenomenon, the text provides an impressive range of conversational data to support each level of analysis.

Keywords

• failed humor
• interaction
• conversation