Why do books not make you laugh as hard as standup comedians do?

Why do books not make you laugh as hard as standup comedians do?
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You haven’t read Douglas Adams yet, I take it: The Hitchhiker Trilogy (with four books) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe, and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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