It only hurts when I laugh explained

"It only hurts when I laugh" is a punchline of a joke which exists in numerous versions since at least 19th century. A typical setup is that someone badly hurt is asked "Does it hurt?" - "I'm fine. It only hurts when I laugh."^{[1] [2]}

The phrase has been used as a title of various works:

• It Only Hurts When I Laugh (album), by Jann Browne, 1991
• It Only Hurts When I Laugh, an autobiography by Stan Freberg
• ('It Only Hurts When I Laugh...') in the correspondence of Stanisław Lem
• Only When I Laugh, an autobiography by Paul Merton.

See also

• Only When I Laugh (disambiguation)
• "It Only Hurts When I'm Laughing", a song by Mi-Sex

Notes and References

1. Leon Rappoport, Punchlines: The Case for Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Humor, p. 83
2. https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/the-joke-stops-here/Content?oid=1124492 "The Joke Stops Here"