To split your sides, to be in stitches, to be rolling in the aisles, to be tickled pink, just for fun, no laughing matter, the quality of one’s laughter and what triggers it off is not something which is shared by all. However, analysing laughter makes it possible to define its different facets.By looking at works ranging from Charlie Chaplin’s silent films to the more recent films by the Zucker Brothers, not to mention certain videos filmed by artists, we realise that what inspires us to laugh or to smile differs greatly.We assume each individual has a sense of humour, even though it may sometimes be dormant.This exercise was part of the Maturité Suisse exam and was proposed to participants at the Nyon High School (Gymnase) interested in expressing their own brand of humour via the special medium of video.