You're having a laugh! Women don't just prefer funny men - they also think ... trends now
Men really can laugh women into bed - with a good sense of humor making men seem more intelligent and more likely to be big-earners.
A study recruited 162 women for a speed-dating style experiment where they were shown photographs of six men.
Each man was said to have provided a statement as an ‘icebreaker’, which was a funny joke, an unfunny joke or a bland statement about their favorite color or pizza.
The men were all similar-looking, having been chosen because women rated them as averagely attractive.
But when women thought the man in the photograph had made a funny joke, they were significantly more likely to say they would give him their phone number.
Women don't just prefer funny men – they also think they're more intelligent and earn more (stock image)
Sadly, for men not blessed with killer wit, unfunny men were no more likely to get a woman’s phone number than those who made no attempt at humor, the study found.
A follow-up experiment showed why funny men may get the girl.
When 81 women were asked to judge photographs of eight men, half of whom had made a funny joke, while half had made an unfunny joke, they typically rated the funny men as more intelligent.
They also rated them as having higher earning potential than unfunny men.
Dr Mitch Brown, who led the study from the University of Arkansas, said: ‘Funny men may appear more competent to women, as shown by them perceiving them to be more intelligent in their study.
When women thought the man in the photograph had made a funny joke, they were significantly more likely to say they would give him their phone number
‘If women believe that to be the case, they might believe men will do better in
