By Robert Carson
If you have ever wondered how some people seem to have people in stitches any time they say something? They could be naturally funny or they could be people who have studied the techniques of being funny and they can muster jokes at their whim. However, you must know when to make jokes and when to keep it serious. A funny comment at the wrong time could spell disaster for the person whose timing is misplaced. On the other hand, being able to make fun in many occasions is what people dream about as they try to impress their friends and audiences.
For a start you could try to make fun of your own life experiences. Although this could ruin your reputation, it will make people see the light side of it and laugh it away. People could also learn to forgive your mistakes once you have confessed and they will laugh at it just for fun. You could also try to turn other people's experience into subjects of fun and help them laugh at themselves. However, you should be careful how you tell the joke and whom you are ridiculing. Some people do not appreciate being made fun of and this could cause hostility.
If you want to be funny, try to study how funny people manage to make people laugh. Do they have some kind of formula that they apply every time? You could also watch funny shows on TV or funny movies and see why people think they are funny. If you are being funny as a professional, do not copy everything exactly as it is but modify it and use your own unique style. If you simply want to make people laugh for the heck of it, practice telling the jokes that you have heard.
Being in the know about many things that are happening could be of much help to you as you could be able to make the audience relate the jokes with the situation at hand. Many comedians are especially using political statements and actions as the source of their jokes. They have plenty of material to use as politics produces the best for the comedians to recycle. Political satire in a way helps to keep the politicians in check but it also keeps the comedians in business.
In this business, you will not always achieve your objective of being funny. On certain occasions, people will not see the funny side of what you are trying to say. After you recover from the initial embarrassment, you could try again until you see a flicker of hope. This means that you should never give up even when at times you get booed out of the stage. What you will need is to change your style of presentation.
I guess that is all I can tell you for now guys.
For a start you could try to make fun of your own life experiences. Although this could ruin your reputation, it will make people see the light side of it and laugh it away. People could also learn to forgive your mistakes once you have confessed and they will laugh at it just for fun. You could also try to turn other people's experience into subjects of fun and help them laugh at themselves. However, you should be careful how you tell the joke and whom you are ridiculing. Some people do not appreciate being made fun of and this could cause hostility.
If you want to be funny, try to study how funny people manage to make people laugh. Do they have some kind of formula that they apply every time? You could also watch funny shows on TV or funny movies and see why people think they are funny. If you are being funny as a professional, do not copy everything exactly as it is but modify it and use your own unique style. If you simply want to make people laugh for the heck of it, practice telling the jokes that you have heard.
Being in the know about many things that are happening could be of much help to you as you could be able to make the audience relate the jokes with the situation at hand. Many comedians are especially using political statements and actions as the source of their jokes. They have plenty of material to use as politics produces the best for the comedians to recycle. Political satire in a way helps to keep the politicians in check but it also keeps the comedians in business.
In this business, you will not always achieve your objective of being funny. On certain occasions, people will not see the funny side of what you are trying to say. After you recover from the initial embarrassment, you could try again until you see a flicker of hope. This means that you should never give up even when at times you get booed out of the stage. What you will need is to change your style of presentation.
I guess that is all I can tell you for now guys.
About the Author:
If you need me again, I am always available if you click here: http://www.howtobefunny.net . The how to be funny book was co-written by Robert Carson, who dedicates his spare time to advising aspiring comedians.