Australian Catholic University

Study finds stand-up comedians die younger

The Australian Catholic University (ACU) study, published in the International Journal of Cardiology also found, among comedians, the funniest of the bunch seem to have the shortest life, on average, of all.

"What we found was striking," Professor Simon Stewart from ACU's Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research said.

"On average, their life span was three years less than dramatic actors.