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Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy
From a comedian and host of hit TED podcast, How to Be a Better Human, a hilarious and enlightening guide to laughing your way into a fuller life "Warning: this book may cause repeated smiling. It's a delightful read about how we can bring more levity into our lives."
--Adam Grant, author of Hidden Potential and Think Again In his days as an exhausted fifth grade teacher, Chris Duffy taught the funniest person he's ever met: eleven-year-old Gary. Gary was the school newspaper's official food critic, blasting cafeteria pizza for looking like cardboard and opining that the baked beans weren't "beany" enough. These days, Duffy is a professional comedy writer and the host of a podcast with millions of listeners, but he's never forgotten the transformative joy of laughing with Gary during a bleak Boston winter. In Humor Me, he shares a road map for how to cultivate and strengthen a sense of humor in a challenging world. Duffy embarks on a journey that takes him from comedy clubs to emergency rooms to a helicopter full of Navy SEALs and back to his own keyboard to reveal how--and why--a good laugh can bring us closer to the good life. Drawing on personal stories, insights from the social sciences, and the wisdom of comedians, Duffy offers practical strategies, including:
Humor Me promises to deepen your friendships, enhance your creativity, and lighten life's burdens, and is a genuinely funny read along the way.
--Adam Grant, author of Hidden Potential and Think Again In his days as an exhausted fifth grade teacher, Chris Duffy taught the funniest person he's ever met: eleven-year-old Gary. Gary was the school newspaper's official food critic, blasting cafeteria pizza for looking like cardboard and opining that the baked beans weren't "beany" enough. These days, Duffy is a professional comedy writer and the host of a podcast with millions of listeners, but he's never forgotten the transformative joy of laughing with Gary during a bleak Boston winter. In Humor Me, he shares a road map for how to cultivate and strengthen a sense of humor in a challenging world. Duffy embarks on a journey that takes him from comedy clubs to emergency rooms to a helicopter full of Navy SEALs and back to his own keyboard to reveal how--and why--a good laugh can bring us closer to the good life. Drawing on personal stories, insights from the social sciences, and the wisdom of comedians, Duffy offers practical strategies, including:
- How to hone the art of noticing, finding humor in the most unlikely places
- Why you should take social risks (to build connection through humor!)
- How to apply the comedy secret that laughs come in threes.
Humor Me promises to deepen your friendships, enhance your creativity, and lighten life's burdens, and is a genuinely funny read along the way.
Book Details
- Publisher: Doubleday Books
- Publish Date: Jan 6th, 2026
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.36in - 5.60in - 1.19in - 0.90lb
- EAN: 9780385550680
- Categories: • Personal Growth - Happiness• Self-Management - Stress Management• Memoirs
About the Author
CHRIS DUFFY is a stand-up comedian who has worked as a television writer (Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas on HBO, National Geographic Explorer) and is currently host of TED's hit podcast How to Be a Better Human, winner of the 2025 Webby Award for Advice & How-To Podcasts. He has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC News, and NPR.
Praise for this book
A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK "Warning: this book may cause repeated smiling. It's a delightful read about how we can bring more levity into our lives."
--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re: Thinking
"Practical ways to giggle more every day? Without enabling my crippling laughing gas addiction? Yes, please!"
--Bowen Yang, Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, and Saturday Night Live cast member
"Chris Duffy is the kind of writer who makes me angry. Not only is he hilarious, but he is able to do something almost no humorist can: Research. I came away from this book happier, full of information I can't WAIT to bring up casually in conversation, and with a newfound appreciation of elementary school lunch reviews."
--Bess Kalb, Emmy-nominated comedy writer and bestselling author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me and Buffalo Fluffalo "I missed my deadline for sending the publisher a blurb, because I kept re-reading passages, taking notes, and telling my wife my favorite parts of this book. Luckily, I got an extension so that I could write the following: What a wonderful book! Funny, wise, inspiring, practical, and many other positive adjectives. Thank you for writing it, Chris. "
--A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically
"Humor Me is, of course, a very fun read. But it's much more -- a master class in using humor as a powerful tool to build a more vibrant and more connected life."
--Robert Waldinger, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and New York Times bestselling author of The Good Life
"Chris Duffy has a great sense of humor and a great sense of curiosity which are both on display in this book. That mixture makes him an engaging tour guide into not simply the techniques one might need to be funny, but the impact laughter can have on our lives as we age, process difficult things, or try to connect with other people. Chris also agreed to rename his firstborn after me, so I'm putting that in print on his book to make sure it happens or to forever mark him as a liar."
--Wyatt Cenac, Emmy-award-winning comedian, writer, and actor "Humor Me is a delightful and deeply wise reminder that joy isn't just something we stumble upon and that sometimes the smartest path to happiness starts with a good laugh."
--Laurie Santos, host of The Happiness Lab podcast and professor of psychology at Yale University
"[Duffy's] light touch makes for a delightfully accessible book. . . . [His] down-to-earth presentation offers useful reminders about the importance of mindfulness, compassion, and above all, not taking oneself too seriously."
--Kirkus Reviews "Illuminating. . . . Duffy is a wry and funny narrator. . . . This will entertain and enlighten aspiring comedians and regular folks alike."
--Publisher's Weekly "Duffy's perfect comedic timing makes it fun, as well as relatable."
--Booklist
--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re: Thinking
"Practical ways to giggle more every day? Without enabling my crippling laughing gas addiction? Yes, please!"
--Bowen Yang, Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, and Saturday Night Live cast member
"Chris Duffy is the kind of writer who makes me angry. Not only is he hilarious, but he is able to do something almost no humorist can: Research. I came away from this book happier, full of information I can't WAIT to bring up casually in conversation, and with a newfound appreciation of elementary school lunch reviews."
--Bess Kalb, Emmy-nominated comedy writer and bestselling author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me and Buffalo Fluffalo "I missed my deadline for sending the publisher a blurb, because I kept re-reading passages, taking notes, and telling my wife my favorite parts of this book. Luckily, I got an extension so that I could write the following: What a wonderful book! Funny, wise, inspiring, practical, and many other positive adjectives. Thank you for writing it, Chris. "
--A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically
"Humor Me is, of course, a very fun read. But it's much more -- a master class in using humor as a powerful tool to build a more vibrant and more connected life."
--Robert Waldinger, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and New York Times bestselling author of The Good Life
"Chris Duffy has a great sense of humor and a great sense of curiosity which are both on display in this book. That mixture makes him an engaging tour guide into not simply the techniques one might need to be funny, but the impact laughter can have on our lives as we age, process difficult things, or try to connect with other people. Chris also agreed to rename his firstborn after me, so I'm putting that in print on his book to make sure it happens or to forever mark him as a liar."
--Wyatt Cenac, Emmy-award-winning comedian, writer, and actor "Humor Me is a delightful and deeply wise reminder that joy isn't just something we stumble upon and that sometimes the smartest path to happiness starts with a good laugh."
--Laurie Santos, host of The Happiness Lab podcast and professor of psychology at Yale University
"[Duffy's] light touch makes for a delightfully accessible book. . . . [His] down-to-earth presentation offers useful reminders about the importance of mindfulness, compassion, and above all, not taking oneself too seriously."
--Kirkus Reviews "Illuminating. . . . Duffy is a wry and funny narrator. . . . This will entertain and enlighten aspiring comedians and regular folks alike."
--Publisher's Weekly "Duffy's perfect comedic timing makes it fun, as well as relatable."
--Booklist