This chapter draws upon humorous stories from New Zealand workers during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic that forced the entire country into a ‘stay-at-home’ lockdown for several weeks. During this extreme event, workers had to function online while demands of housebound family distracted and...

Humor is a contextual phenomenon that exists in all societies, although the impact of humor may differ across different cultures. The data for this research was collected using an ethnographic-based approach, incorporating participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Based in three...