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Awkward films are the funniest.


Byline: ANI

London, Oct 25 (ANI): Laughter is triggered most often by "discomfort and tension", claims a psychologist who adds that the funniest movies are the ones that make us feel awkward.

The Daily Star reports, after viewing films including Zack And Miri Make A Porno porno - pornography , Dr Rachel Andrew said: "Unsettling un·set·tle  
v. un·set·tled, un·set·tling, un·set·tles

v.tr.
1. To displace from a settled condition; disrupt.

2. To make uneasy; disturb.

v.intr.
 emotions can be difficult to deal with.

"Film uses laughs to bring them into the open.

"For instance, sex and pornography pornography

Depiction of erotic behaviour intended to cause sexual excitement. The word originally signified any work of art or literature depicting the life of prostitutes.
 make great comedy because of the emotional discomfort we experience discussing them." (ANI)

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Date:Oct 26, 2009
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