Could exposure to comedy affect your sense of humor?

[arewethereyet]

I like watching comedies, and I observed that I'm sort of finding them less funny. It depends on the show or movie.
I've noticed that it's become harder to laugh hysterically at comedies. There are times when I see really ridiculous stuff and only chuckling and wondering why I'm not laughing my ass of.

Some people like the 'slip on a banana peel' physical comedy while others like more of a dry wit, something more subtle.  Over time it's not unusual for tastes to change...what you found funny at age 10 can be quite different from what you find funny in later years.  Some people latch onto a certain style of comedy and stay with it, others change over time.

When you watch a movie or TV show multiple times the impact of the punchline can be less because it's no longer a surprise to you.  A lot of comedy is the element of the unexpected.

IMO, comedy movies often tend to not age as well as dramas (for instance).  Comedy movies often rely on the current pop culture.  Ten or twenty years later...pop culture has changed and it just doesn't pack the same punch...it may not even make sense.