lateralus_kittySep 21, 2024
Badass Britt 
LOL this tho 😂
Sep 20, 2024 at 10:31pmWeb
Show threadnjamster Sep 20, 2024

@britt Here in Germany we have a podcast called "Nicht witzig" (which translates to "Not Funny") where the autistic host sits down with a different comedian each episode and talks about humor with them:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgZMznEugBTLiZxCCEc_uYZw_BIyTW0EQ

Really cool project! Sadly, only available in German, though...

nicht witzig - Humor ist, wenn die anderen lachen. | SWR

YouTube
Show threadBadass Britt Sep 20, 2024
@njamster oh that’s such a fun idea! I am casually learning German and would enjoy watching it, I’m sure. I’ll keep an eye out, hopefully I can watch it one day.
Show threadLéon PlankenSep 21, 2024
@njamster @britt I've downloaded the trailer and the first episode, let's see :)
I'm mostly able to follow "Europa heute" from Deutschlandfunk (on 80% speed) so it's worth it to give this a go.
Show threadGames That I MissedSep 21, 2024
@njamster @britt Dieser Podcast sieht mich sehr toll an. Danke für den Link.
Show threadMiaSep 21, 2024
@njamster @britt
Thank you for the link!
Show threadMomoSep 22, 2024

@njamster
I just saw the first video with Marti Fischer and during the entire video I was like "I don't know but he gives me massive ADHD vibes... and in the last 5 minutes he says something about ADHD-Hyperfocus and I was like YESS! I KNEW IT!!" 😅

Thank you for that playlist. Now I have to watch them all.
@britt

Show threadkaramazov1879Sep 21, 2024
@britt Younger son, autistic, often wicked sense of humor. Seems developed it to put up with his mom who has depression & also diagnosed as paranoid, bad memory issues, difficult to deal with. Most of the time he deals well, but sometimes very negative.
Show threadRandom WeirdoSep 21, 2024

@britt Yes! This!

I love puns and silly jokes. But most "story-based" jokes are so illogical and dumb that they just aren't funny to me. I often find myself asking "huh, but why would they do that? It doesn't make sense" and generally people look at me quite puzzled then.

Many "jokes" are also outright racist/sexist and aren't funny at all.

Show threadAutistiCriticSep 21, 2024
@britt @AnAutieAtUni Some of the funniest people I know are autistic or AuDHD! Didn’t know this was a thing! 🤔
Show threadLauraSep 21, 2024
@britt we're just not neurotypical enough to "politely" pretend-laugh
Show threadMassimiliano SiddiSep 21, 2024
@britt True, but sometimes it is hurtful for the joketeller to be confronted wirh the blunt truth. It can feel disheartening. So there are occasions where you need to be a good liar - if you care for the person, of course. 😉
Show threadFrost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄Sep 21, 2024
@britt BREAKING: Autistic people don't necessarily feel a socially mandated requirement to laugh at other people's jokes!
Show threadSquiggleSep 21, 2024
@britt I have an Aspie friend who doesn't find ANY standup comedians funny.
Show threadmirabilosSep 22, 2024
@sqgl @britt well they aren’t
Show threadSquiggleSep 22, 2024
@mirabilos @britt They aren't to you but clearly are to most of society. Are you Aspie?
Show threadmirabilosSep 22, 2024
@sqgl @britt perhaps a bit, but I know people who definitely are more on the spectrum and find them funny, so maybe it’s just my more refined humour?
Show threadKing Naga Calyo Lucere-DelphiSep 21, 2024
@britt God, way too many goddamn people do not understand that "It's just a joke!" does not magically make it funny. And it's always from people who believe that punching down at disadvantaged/underprivileged people counts as comedy. 😒
Show threadspaceghoti resists fascismSep 21, 2024
@dragonarchitect @britt Dennis Miller had a promising career in comedy until he went solo. Then he discovered no one laughs at punching down. Same with Victoria Jackson.
Show threadKing Naga Calyo Lucere-DelphiSep 21, 2024
@spaceghoti @britt Dave Chappelle as well.
Show threadMirco BlitzSep 21, 2024
@britt my goto scentence in that Situation: „I believe you overestimate how funny you are.“
Show threadToran J. ShawSep 21, 2024
@britt yeah, we understand the jokes, we just only laugh at the funny ones!
Show threadSabellaSep 21, 2024
@britt that awkward moment when people realize they've been humored all this time and are finally meeting a real one.
Show threadMartijn VosSep 21, 2024
If it's not funny I don't laugh. If it is funny, I laugh on the inside.
Show threadDianora (Diane Bruce)Sep 21, 2024
@britt I've never understood why some people laugh at jokes that are stupid. I looked into it a few years ago. We do not participate in "social interaction" laughter. The joke actually has to be funny not have some jackass laughing loudly.
eg. https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/women-autism-spectrum-disorder/202109/do-people-autism-have-sense-humor
"Do People With Autism Have a Sense of Humor?"

Despite stereotypes suggesting they lack a sense of humor, autistic people enjoy jokes and can be quite funny. Yet they may, at times, engage with and display humor in different ways.

Psychology Today
Show threadSteph  Sep 21, 2024
@Dianora @britt and then there's the masking behaviour I managed to pick up where I laugh at anything because I've just learned that people laugh for no reason. Although I'm slowly unlearning this
Show threadOrca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️‍⚧️Sep 21, 2024
@britt heartbreaking moment for NT 😆
Show threadmirabilosSep 22, 2024
@britt that, but also often they require too much “cultural” context to be understood
Show threadFarah 🖖🏼🧶🏳️‍🌈Sep 23, 2024
@britt 9/10 times, this is accurate