“Humour production ability is a distinct cognitive ability that is largely uncorrelated with appreciation and enjoyment of humour. The review revealed that the combined studies found that 63% of men score above women in humour ability. Dr Greengross added: “This means that to the best of our knowledge, on average, men appear to have higher humour production ability than women. (Image: Getty Images)“Why would men have higher humour ability than women on average? That means that over our evolutionary history, men likely had to compete harder with other men to impress women with their sense of humour.

Source: Daily Mirror October 30, 2019 15:19 UTC