In 828 Chinese stand-up performances, temporal features like pre-punchline pauses outweigh semantic incongruity in predicting audience appreciation, with pauses lengthening before high-surprise punchlines.
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Timing is Everything: Temporal Scaffolding of Semantic Surprise in Humor
In 828 Chinese stand-up performances, temporal features like pre-punchline pauses outweigh semantic incongruity in predicting audience appreciation, with pauses lengthening before high-surprise punchlines.