What's the definition of comedy? Banana. - Addison Anderson

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-definition-of-comedy-banana-addison-andersonWhat makes us giggle and guffaw? The inability to define comedy is its very appeal; it is defined by its defiance of definition. Addison Anderson riffs on the philosophy of Henri Bergson and Aristotle to elucidate how a definition draws borders while comedy breaks them down. Lesson by Addison Anderson, animation by Anton Bogaty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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