Taking Laughter Seriously
- ISBN-10
- 0873956435
- ISBN-13
- 9780873956437
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983-06-30
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Author
- John Morreall
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