Hello everyone, friends! Julia Kel is in touch. Do you want to learn the secrets of sparkling humor, like comedians from famous TV channels? So you've come to the right place. I'll show you how to learn to make funny jokes using 10 simple rules and exercises. To become the life of the party, you don’t need to be a born comedian, just hone your skill.
When you start building your jokes according to these recommendations, you will see the result - a positive reaction from the audience. And over time, your skill will become more advanced.
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Developing a sense of humor
We have all heard the famous saying “laughter prolongs life.” Numerous studies have long confirmed its positive effect on the cardiovascular, digestive, immune systems, hormonal levels and the condition of the body as a whole. There is even the science of geotology, which studies the effect of laughter on human well-being and health.
It turns out that people with a good sense of humor not only help others endure troubles more easily and be more optimistic, but also make themselves and those around them healthier.
Become sociable.
Sociability is a trait without which it is difficult to be funny. Almost all heroes of box-office comedies have similar qualities: talkativeness, fussiness, optimism, cheerful disposition. There are many examples – from the donkey from the cartoon “Shrek” to the inimitable Jim Carrey in all his cinematic incarnations.
Communication skills are needed in order to sense the mood and feelings of others, how they perceive reality and the personality of the joker himself. In no case should he be divorced from reality, unless he deliberately chose such a style.
Is it possible to learn to joke?
The common assertion that a sense of humor is an innate trait and cannot be learned is incorrect. The main thing is the desire and readiness now, from today, to begin to perceive life in a different, brighter light.
A sense of humor is a very complex, multifaceted concept; it presupposes that both the comedian and his audience have imagination, associative thinking, ingenuity, logic and observation. Therefore, children do not develop an understanding of humor immediately, but as their thought processes become more complex.
To make a four-year-old child laugh, it is enough to say an obvious absurdity: “I cut the apple into three halves.” An adult, of course, will not laugh at this - his perception of what is funny is more complex. This proves that humor can be developed in the same way as memory or attention.
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Principles of Wit
The aesthetic pleasure that a person receives from the ability to notice, perceive and understand comic moments is enormous. It carries a great healing effect. It’s not for nothing that they say that humor and laughter prolong life.
Wit is a complex concept. It includes at least three components:
attention to the environment;
the ability to notice “hot” moments;
the ability to respond to events in a timely manner.
Witty people are distinguished by high intellectual qualities, which include:
- emotional well-being;
- personal development.
The basic principle of wit is to do no harm. If not everyone in the company laughs at a joke, it means that someone’s feelings are hurt or the person simply “didn’t understand” the topic. Making fun of one of the masses is bad; it is more like sarcasm or black humor, which has nothing to do with wit.
What gives a person wit:
- The ability to cope with frightening life circumstances. Humor is a great defense mechanism.
- Improved overall well-being. Laughter, smile, laughter are psychophysiological reactions that are a response to a comical situation - something that makes a person laugh. Nobody teaches people to smile - it is an innate reflex that is a response to humor.
- Healthy nerves. Mental function determines the behavioral pattern - the pattern according to which a witty person acts. He often jokes, amusing others, laughs at himself and other people's stories, talks about funny incidents, and tells jokes. It’s quite difficult to piss off such people, to make them angry, because they turn everything into a joke.
- Psychotherapeutic function. Today, humor is included in many psychological practices, and the possibilities of using this psychosocial phenomenon in the treatment of cancer patients are being considered.
Patterns of humor
Meticulous scientists, studying a particular issue, certainly want to subject everything to measurements and find patterns. The same thing happened with a sense of humor. Researchers have been able to establish the mechanisms by which jokes are constructed. Let's look at the most common ones.
Irony
Implies a hidden meaning of a phrase, opposite to the explicit and obvious. For example, when they say “That was brilliant...” about a ridiculous action or decision.
Ambiguity
A joke is made using a word that has two or more meanings. “We lit the stove all night, and by morning it sank.”
Substitution of expectation
The listener expects a logical development of the situation, but the story has a different, unexpected interpretation. For example: “We inform a person who has lost a gold watch in the cinema: half past six.”
Comparison of the incomparable
A vivid, unexpected comparison of concepts that are far from each other. “Life is like a piano: black, white, black, white, lid...”
Jump
When listing related concepts, add to them one from a completely different sphere. “In a relationship with a beloved man, romance, passion, and so that the husband does not find out anything are important.”
Interesting Facts
- According to statistics, a five-year-old child laughs more than three hundred times a day, while an adult laughs about twenty.
- People who are about to watch a comedy film have three times more levels of growth hormone and beta-endorphin than those who pick up a political newspaper or turn on the news on TV.
- A doctor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine has identified the area of the brain that is responsible for a sense of humor. According to researcher Dina Shibata, this location is located in the lower part of the frontal lobe. This is why, after microstrokes concentrated in this part of the head, the understanding of jokes sometimes completely disappears.
- Those who like to laugh look younger, because when smiling, about 15 facial muscles are activated and blood flows.
- Laughter strengthens the immune system. This conclusion was reached by scientists who were able to study changes in the saliva of laughing patients. As it turned out, after laughing, saliva has tens of times more protective bacteria than in a calm person.
- Smiles relieve pain. It has been proven that sincere grins increase the pain threshold.
When and how to joke?
Humor should not only be funny, but also be appropriate to the situation. It is known that the best joke is the one that came at the right moment. With its help, you can defuse a tense situation or support a person who is ready to give up. Therefore, you need to correctly assess the situation, because it happens that humor is completely inappropriate, and sometimes downright offensive.
You cannot laugh at injury or illness, at disasters, at the misfortunes of others, you should not offend people’s religious feelings or ridicule a weak person who cannot find a worthy answer.
The wonderful properties of humor are that it makes people better and encourages them to unite, and offensive jokes are just slander that speaks of a person’s callousness and his inability to understand others.
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A person trying to develop a sense of humor must be prepared for the fact that he himself will become the object of someone’s jokes. An integral feature of all comedians is the ability to laugh at themselves. In addition, you need to be able to appreciate not only your own jokes, but also those of others - this is the only way to fully learn the art of making others laugh.
Useful materials on the topic
If you want to dive deeper into the theory of humor and improve useful skills, I recommend reading the following books:
- Patrick King “How to be funny, witty and creative”
- Yuri Tamberg “How to develop a sense of humor”
- Elena Borscheva “How to catch humor by the tail”
Examples of humorous literature filled with funny jokes and humor:
- A. Bobkova, E. Pronina, N. Pigareva “Stroke, love, praise. A fun guide to raising a dog"
- Narine Abgaryan “Manyunya”
- Mikhail Zoshchenko “Humorous stories”
In addition, you can learn witty speech from someone who has already achieved great heights in humor. Pavel Volya certainly knows how to make good jokes. Right now there is a course on Humor in the public domain on his website. To receive lessons, you need to register by entering your email and name.
The program is free. It consists of 18 lessons and contains theory in the form of text and videos and practical tasks that need to be completed online.
Useful tips for developing a sharp mind and sense of humor
- Learn to start the day in a good mood and with a smile, then there will be a humorous side to any problem.
- Be interested in humorous programs and films, read the latest jokes, communicate with funny people.
- Be confident. Adequate self-esteem helps you joke about yourself and not be offended by witticisms addressed to you.
- Take part in creative events or personal trainings - they help overcome self-doubt, if you need to speak in front of an audience, they will reveal your inner creative potential.
- Choose a few individuals whose sense of humor you particularly admire. Watch their performances and analyze their jokes.
- Write down the jokes that you especially liked. Create your own joke journal and then use them to create new ones.
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To carry yourself well and confidently, you need to perform more and watch how others do it. Visiting KVN, comedy parties, watching various comedy shows - everything is appropriate. Anyone who wants to learn how to learn to joke should always ask themselves the questions “What was funny/good, and what was not so good?” Accordingly, strengths should be adopted and mistakes should be avoided.
How to learn to joke - 10 exercises
People with a good sense of humor are able to look at things and situations from different angles. To do this you need to have a good imagination and associative thinking.
These exercises will help develop the necessary qualities
"Words starting with one letter"
Choose any letter of the alphabet and make a long common sentence using words starting with that letter. This exercise not only replenishes vocabulary, but also develops flexibility of thinking.
"Associations"
Develop the habit of quickly selecting at least five associations for any word. The more unexpected and interesting they are, the better.
"Anti-associations"
Try to select several words for each word that will be completely far from it in meaning. This will develop associative thinking.
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"Ambiguity"
Think about how many meanings the words you use in everyday speech have. Remember not only their usual use, but also slang or figurative meanings. Strive to ensure that your brain does this quickly and, subsequently, automatically.
"New words"
Choose a well-known word ending or prefix (“-ness”, “counter-“, “super-“) and come up with new words and terms with them. Give them a dictionary definition and make a few sentences with them.
"Unreal Definition"
Give a well-known word an unknown definition that does not correspond to the meaning. Don't limit your imagination. The definition can also be given by consonance or similarity of words.
“How to use the item?”
Choose a common item, such as a cardboard box. Think of at least twenty ways you can use it.
"Search for similarities"
Choose two objects or concepts that have very little in common. For example, “crow” and “table”. Find as many similarities between them as possible.
"Identification"
While watching a comedy program, try to classify the jokes made in it: is it irony, double meaning or comparison, or perhaps hyperbole?
"Coup"
Find ten photographs online or in a magazine. Imagine that you are a journalist and you need to come up with a caption for each of them. It’s good if the caption does not reflect the real picture of events and turns out funny.
To risk.
There is no formula that uniquely answers the question “How to become funny.” Some people can reach the peak of humor in a week, while others may need a month or more. The main thing is not to lose the opportunity to practice. And nothing will work out without risk. If there is the slightest chance to make a joke, you need to take risks.
The worst that can happen is that the joke turns out to be unsuccessful, but over time everyone will forget it. Even the most famous comedians admit that they never know which joke will work. Deep down, they are afraid of hearing dead silence in response to their miniatures. But they know that there is no risk in this matter.
We are training
How to improve your sense of humor? You can do some exercises. Here are some examples:
- We compare the incomparable. Take two items, for example, a wallet and a bottle of vodka. Start describing each item individually. For example, a wallet: pleasant to the touch, when full, the contents quickly run out, and you just want to open it. Now a bottle of vodka: many people also want to open it, the contents also run out quickly, a full bottle is better than an empty one. There are a lot of similarities, aren't there? And some of them are quite comical.
- Funny contrasts. Play with contrasts. For example, if a person is not neat, you can tell him something like: “Darling, you are a pedant!”
Let a sense of humor accompany you through life!
Read jokes
An anecdote is the same joke invented by someone. Buy a collection of jokes and read them. Analyze each joke, take it apart. Try to understand what is funny in a particular joke, how funny it is, what situations can be played out with humor. You can also study popular sayings of famous people.
Write down the phrases you especially like in your notebook, collect your own collection. In certain situations, some phrases may be quite appropriate, so you can use them and show off by inserting a quote related to the topic.
Watch comedies
Comedies and humorous programs are where you can get inspiration and ideas from. Ask your friends about what funny comedies you can watch. Watch these films, appreciate the jokes and the main characters. You will probably like a character and want to adopt their mannerisms. And what?
If everyone likes it, why not try it? But remember that complete imitation is stupid, ridiculous and not funny at all. So use only some traits and behavioral characteristics, adapt them to your personality, to your character, to your lifestyle.
Look for funny things everywhere.
To learn to joke, you need to look for the funny side in everything. You should definitely find something funny about any event or situation, especially one that happens to yourself. How to learn to joke in 7 days? Come up with an unusual challenge for yourself - don’t emit negativity for a week, don’t be indignant, experience only positive emotions, don’t feel sorry for yourself, and be constantly looking for a reason for a joke.
At first, not everything may work out, because it’s easy to joke when everything is good in life, but laughing in the face of difficulties is already a real skill.
