Humour and Games

About Humour and Games

This podcast explores how we design and experience Humour in Games. Produced and Hosted by Scott Dejong, Marc Lajeunesse and Andrei Zanescu. Sponsored by @TAG_News

Publisher

Scott Dejong, Marc Lajeunesse & Andrei Zanescu

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Sept 2021

Latest episode

23 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Mar 2026

   Season 3 Episode 16 - Rob Gallager

   In our final episode of the season we speak with Rob Gallager about his chapter “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (Or Is It?): On Hitman and Gamer Humour(lessness).” We chat about Hitman as a comedy of contingency, the wonders of Sapienza, and contemplate the moral implications of Hitman’s victims.

2. 

   16 Mar 2026

   Season 3 Episode 15 - Caroline Bem

   On this episode we speak with Caroline Bem about their chapter “Humour in Pornographic Browser Games: From Undertale to Uddertale, a Case Study.” We chat about approaching game studies from the outside, sexuality in video games, and the link between games, sexuality, and humour.

3. 

   9 Mar 2026

   Season 3 Episode 14 - Rory Summerly

   On this episode we speak with Rory Summerley about his chapter “A Tool of Efficiency and Consumption to Destroy Man”: Irony and Sincerity in Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes.” We chat about floundering when trying to make jokes during academic conferences, the difference between irony and parody, and the concept of abusive game design.

Who has been a guest on Humour and Games

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Wyatt Moss-Wellington
• Manuel Garin
• Daniel Hessler
• Dooley Murphy

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

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Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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