Being Funny

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

I have a friend, this guy does impressions and he thinks he is hilarious, even on dates and it's great for a gag or two, but so many men have these crutches they use to invoke moments of comedy, because they don't know how to be funny... Like some people will rattle off a movie quote, invoke a funny moment from a movie, great, but that is a one time trick, it gets old very quickly, the impressions are no different, it goes from funny to weird to awkward and that's all these guys have to crutch on, it's outright cringe at the worst.

Being funny is not a complex thing, it is all about timing and that is something that needs to be developed; within the process of that development, the complexities lay, yet even if your timing is off, now you can get a sense for how far you were off for next time.

This is probably the most impressive example of timing:

The legend himself

 

[rjc149]

Nothing is more insecure, approval-seeking and low-value than the guy who's always trying to make everyone laugh.

It's downright cringey.

Your own sense of humor is a function of your overall attitude and outlook on life. If you find a situation genuinely funny to you, and make some wisecrack or joke about it, that's your own amusement at the situation, not for the entertainment of others. If others find it funny, haha. If they don't, haha. That's what differentiates the great stand-up comics from the bad ones -- the greats are expressing their own amusement at life, the bad ones are just trying to make the audience laugh.

I personally hate people who are relentlessly sarcastic and sardonic, because they think being cynical is appealing. Yeah it may be good for a few good cracks. But eventually, it's try-hard and I'm just like "Dude -- what's your deal? Mama didn't give you enough tit as a baby or what?"

 

[Hamurabimbi]

https://archive.vn/u5fe6

Are funny people sexy? Or are sexy people funny?

 

[Bokanovsky]

Being funny is not a complex thing, it is all about timing and that is something that needs to be developed; within the process of that development, the complexities lay, yet even if your timing is off, now you can get a sense for how far you were off for next time.

I would disagree that being funny is not a complex thing. It's like saying that being good with girls is not complex. For some people it is and for some it is not (otherwise, forums like this would not exist). It totally depends on your personality. Some people are naturally witty; others are not. If you are not natural witty, your jokes will come across as corny and forced.

There are also cultural differences - what's considered humorous in one culture could be seen as silly or downright dumb in another culture.
For example, if you are a westerner watching a Bollywood movie, you might laugh but not because you find it humorous but because everything about it seems so ridiculous. In the same vein, Hollywood comedies typically do poorly overseas, because people in other parts of the world generally don't like the American sense of humour, which they find crude and boring.

 

[Glassguy]

Sarcasm > Comedian

 

[BadBoy89]

This reminds of an episode of FRIENDS where Joeys niece got pregnant from a guy she just met.

Joey: I can’t believe this
Gina: I know but its just happened. I met him last week and he’s really funny.
Joey: You got pregnant for “funny”? Gina...if he‘s funny....LAUGH!


There are 2 types of funny; cheesy and sophisticated. A man definitely does not want to be the former.