“Humour is enjoyable. People are drawn to it – they want to look at it and be part of it,” said Professor Skouteris. “Importantly, this review highlighted that humour can be utilised as a tool to encourage conversation and sharing. It’s not just a way to send a message but actually encourages people to talk about it and be open with others, which we believe can lead to influencing society’s perceptions and behaviours around important public health prevention messages.”
Professor Skouteris said further research was necessary to examine how humour worked specifically in public health settings.
Scottish comedian and women’s health physiotherapist Elaine Miller worked on the research with the Monash University team. She said: “I have seen comedy used to address the most taboo subjects on stage. My field is incontinence which is often very embarrassing for people to talk about, but because laughter is universal it has the potential to reach people broadly.”
This review analysed 13 studies over the past 10 years whereby humour had been used to communicate serious messages covering topics such as mental health, breast and testicular cancer self-examination, safe sex, skin cancer and binge drinking. “What we found is that humour can act as an effective vehicle for delivering messages people might find fear-inducing or threatening,” said Elaine. “Humour, if used well, can be an emotional buffer that breaks down some of that fear so the underlying messages reach the intended audience and influence their behaviours and attitudes.”
The study highlighted a number of factors that could impact the effectiveness of a humour-based message, including the level and type of fear or perceived threat, the ‘taboo’ nature of the topic and an individual’s taste in humour.
The study highlighted a number of factors that could impact the effectiveness of a humour-based message, including the level and type of fear or perceived threat, the ‘taboo’ nature of the topic and an individual’s taste in humour.
“What this study also highlighted is, there’s a lot of us who work in health promotion who can learn from commercial advertising and public safety campaigns, such as road and rail safety where humour has been shown to attract attention, promote the memory of and positive attitudes towards an advertisement, brand or message.”
Professor Skouteris said further research was necessary to examine how humour worked specifically in public health settings.
Elaine Miller added that she also hoped to take some of this further research on the comedy circuit. “I’m planning to tour my show and survey the audience to establish prevalence of pelvic health conditions and whether a comedy show can encourage help-seeking,” she said.








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