If you or someone you love experiences these bursts of sudden, intense, and uncontrollable crying or laughing, be sure to talk to a doctor.

Comedian Youngmi Mayer talks about how her Korean family uses humor as a tool for survival. She gets into the Korean comedic tradition and why the saddest stuff is what makes them laugh the hardest.

Pseudobulbar affect causes uncontrollable laughing or crying due to neurological conditions. While not dangerous, it can disrupt daily life.

One benefit of crying is that it burns a very small number of calories. Learn how many calories you burn and why it’s not ...

This week’s story is called “Laughing and Crying.” It’s inspired by tales told in the North African country of Egypt and stories shared among the Hui people of East Asia.

Why Do People Laugh at Crying Children? It is observing these kinds of interactions repeatedly that has led me to see the direct and corrosive power of laughing.

In her new memoir, ‘I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying,’ Youngmi Mayer offers trenchant and often painful observations on growing up mixed race.

Crying online is a vast internet genre spanning spontaneous shows of emotion, self-deprecating memes and carefully curated suffering, and the reasons people express these feelings online vary.

The comedian Youngmi Mayer is fearless on TikTok, about her Korean American identity and foodie culture. In a new memoir, she explains laughing while crying.

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Crying Laughing Emoji The Crying Laughing emoji () is there for those moments when you’re laughing hard. If you feel the tears prickling the corner of your eyes, this is the way to express it.