An interesting look at senior humor comes from Michael Brickey, PhD., an expert on healthy aging. In his article He Who Laughs Last, he is enthusiastic about the mental health benefits about jokes and humor, but also discusses the often subtle differences between positive and negative senior humor. Positive jokes about seniors are those that refute or reverse negative stereotypes about older men
. and women, and can be enjoyed by both seniors and people of all ages. Dr. Brickey suggests that discerning these nuances in jokes on aging is a great mental exercise, and re-telling positive jokes can be empowering to the senior community.
