Laughology

Laughology is a 2009 documentary film about the contagiousness of human laughter by Canadian filmmaker and Laughologist Albert Nerenberg.

[2][3] Nerenberg is reported to have conceived the project after a personal tragedy, his then-pregnant partner lost her father to leukemia, leaving them gripped with sadness.

[3] Laughology tells the story of how Nerenberg became a Laughologist following a family tragedy and reveals new information about the nature of laughter.

In the film, Collins travels with Nerenberg to London England where the science behind his laugh is tested by the neuroscientific team responsible for proving that laughter is contagious.

Gabor Pertic writing in A&E Vibe described a packed screening at HotDocs International Film Festival in Toronto Canada.