Sitting in the audience at a stand-up show; watching a comedy at the movies; at the office party when your boss breaks out their best knock-knock joke: these are all places where laughter is both encouraged and expected. During a quiet moment in church? Not so much. But wherever you are, if you hear someone else laughing, it’s likely you’ll get the urge to giggle too – however inappropriate that may be! Should we all just be able to control ourselves better, or is laughter really contagious? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The answer, in short, is yes.

“All emotions are contagious”

“Is laughter contagious? Well, actually, all emotions are contagious,” Dr Sandi Mann , chartered member of the British Psychological Soc

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