Scientists at the University of Edinburgh thought they had a brilliant idea. Could they turn a computer into a witty comic? They wrote a software program that mimics the most basic form of humor, the ...

HEARD the one about the computer that turned into a ­comedian? Actually, it’s no joke. Scientists have created a computer ­program which comes up with gags to make us laugh. Did you know with a ...

An experiment to uncover the world’s funniest jokes has found that some computer-generated gags can be more amusing than those thought up by humans. The Laugh Lab survey is being conducted through a ...

Computer helpline? Every time I log onto the seven dwarfs website my computer screen goes snow white.... Customer: I cleaned my computer and now it doesn't work any more. Repairman: What did you clean ...

Most areas of our modern life seem easy to create jokes from – politics is an obvious choice, but you can probably think of quite a few jokes about pubs, traffic wardens, flying, pretty much ...

What did the spider do on the computer? Made a website! What did the computer do at lunchtime? Had a byte! What does a baby computer call his father? Data! Why did the computer keep sneezing? It had a ...