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Description: Across two preregistered studies we addressed the following questions: (1) Does the trait openness to experience predict humor production ability above and beyond intelligence and demographics? (2) Which aspect of openness to experience (intellect vs. openness) predicts humor? In Study 1 (N = 489), participants self-reported on demographics, socio-economic status (SES), and personality, and were tested on intelligence and humor production. SEM analyses showed that openness to experience (β = .28, 95% CI [.14, .42]) predicted humor production ability above and beyond intelligence, demographics, SES and other personality traits. Study 2 (N= 414) replicated and extended Study 1. Specifically, we found that openness to experience predicted humor production ability above and beyond the other predictors (β =.21, 95% CI [.03, .28]), and that, of the two aspects of openness to experience, openness (but not intellect) drove the association between personality and humor production ability.