Incongruity-resolution theory
Humor builds an expectation, subverts it, and supplies a reinterpretation that makes the surprise intelligible. Music can produce a similar pleasure by violating an established pattern and then resolving it.
Episodes that teach this
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How Music Hacks Your Brain - Future IQ
· explained at 5:38
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fact that you reduced jokes to pattern
Examples & generalisations
Concrete examples: A comedian's setup, subversion, and punch line