<p>Although there is a growing body of knowledge on dispositions towards ridicule and being laughed at, there is still scarce research on how they relate to other relevant constructs and phenomena, such as emotional intelligence or (cyber)bullying. This study explores the associations between those dispositions and emotional intelligence and analyses the relationships, differences, and predictions of these dimensions in bullying and cyberbullying in a sample of 347 university students. The results show that gelotophobia was related to lower emotional intelligence. Positive relationships were also observed between several roles in (cyber)bullying and the dispositions towards ridicule, and negative relationships between those and emotional repair. Greater scores in dispositions towards ridicule (especially gelotophilia and katagelasticism) were associated with the roles, increasing the likelihood of their occurrence. Moreover, greater scores in clarity were related inversely with the victim role. These data highlight the relevance of dispositions associated with ridicule/laughter in several psychological constructs, underlining the need to bear them in mind when dealing with complex phenomena such as emotional intelligence or (cyber)bullying.</p>