He who laughs last, laughs different: a Cross-Cultural Study of National Humour Styles in LOL: Last One Laughing

By creating a link between theoretical insights and a practical, media-based case study, this study can be situated within the growing field of humour studies as an example of how television comedy can serve as a lens for exploring cultural identity. Through its interdisciplinary approach and focus on an international yet locally relevant format like LOL: Last One Laughing, the research highlights how humour not only entertains, but also reveals the deep cultural patterns that shape how societies laugh, what they laugh at and why.