The Mechanical Laugh: Henri Bergson’s Theory of Comedy and Humour in Goan Culture

Humour is deeply human, intellectual, and profoundly social. It arises not merely from clever wordplay or slapstick accidents, but from a unique perception of life itself. According to the French philosopher Henri Bergson, comedy emerges when we witness life transforming into something mechanical, rigid, or object-like. Where life should flow with vitality, adaptability, and grace, the comic appears in...