Who says academics don’t have a sense of humour?

I.J. Good was, despite the name, a real person who worked with Alan Turing and researched the logic of evidence for decades.  He also had a great sense of humour.

http://www.culturalcognition.net/blog/2014/12/24/anyone-who-doesnt-agree-must-be-a-marxist-plus-bans-decibans.html

And if you’ve had the misfortune of never being exposed to the humour of Groucho Marx, try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fmC0hVIa4.