MUST READ FOR ALL WHO WANTS TO BE A GOOD COMEDIAN

Every wanted to be a socially attractive and funny person? Have you ever wanted to be a comedian? Well, this article is all about how you can be a funny and likeable person that others enjoy having around. You could even go so far as getting on stage and making a crowd laugh.

Know good social skills:
If you don’t get out much, please do. Learn what is acceptable and what is not in certain situations. Learn good manners. Keep your personal hygiene up and clean; if you’re a dirty slob, that could be like putting on people repellent. Unless, of course, you want to be around dirty people. It’s good to know how to be around people, and probably keep your views somewhat universal. Keep an open mind

Socialise:
Be around people! Learn to be comfortable around people. This may be hard for some, but it is achievable. It may take time. Don’t start trying to crack the jokes out yet, especially if you can’t tell funny jokes: it could turn people off. Try giving speeches, being the centre of attention, or maybe doing some kind of performance, either formal or informal. That doesn’t mean you should go and be a class clown that annoys people. Take the spotlight in the right place, at the right time, and not for too long – about as long as an elevator speech. The more time you get in the spotlight, the more comfortable you’ll become in the spotlight. Remember relevancy and timing. Make sure you do it in the right setting, and at the right time. If you’re not supposed to be in the centre of attention, then don’t try to be.

Study jokes:
Now that you’re comfortable in social settings, start learning your jokes. Buy joke books, listen to comedians, and pay attention to the news. Find things that make you laugh. Find jokes that fits you, and, if you want to appeal, find jokes that fits a broad spectrum of people and know what’s going on in the social group you’re involved in. Know your jokes. Find out what it is exactly that makes them funny. Study good and bad jokes. Try to find out why some jokes are more powerful than others. Don’t start trying to make your own jokes yet.

Try your jokes out:
Keep the jokes relevant, and try not to offend or put off people. Don’t be annoying and try to hug the spotlight all the time. Remember good timing and your social skills. Don’t take a joke too far, and not too fast. Be optimistic. Have a good, attractive attitude. Your joke has to sound like a joke. Lots of people try to crack a joke without giving it the right sound, mood or attitude, which gives it a boring delivery. Attitude makes a difference. Don’t get down; keep your head up and keep smiling. Become one of the few enlightened ones.

Try making your own jokes:
This step may come naturally to you. Remember how your other jokes work, and keep things simple. If you go too complex, you’ll only throw people off and make them think “Oh! This guy is a DOOFUS! What the *beep* is he talking about?!”. If you’ve ever been around someone who tells bad jokes, you must have seen this. Keep your jokes relevant to a certain topic. They can be improvised or premeditated. (Warning: Improvised jokes can be really hard to pull off, and requires Spiderman-like tongue reflexes - otherwise known as wits or smart mouth) and can be addictive; therefore tempting you to try too much to be funny without thinking. You could get more and mire annoying, and eventually your friends will make a “*your name* stick”, and beat you with it each time you say something stupid.

Take it in a direction:
Use your newly acquired skills for good or evil, love or war. Use them casually, make a profession out of it, or just do whatever you want with it.

MORE TIPS:

> Don’t offend your audience. Know your audience if you can. If you don’t know your audience, don’t tell a joke on a subject you barely know.

> Refrain from hurting other people’s feelings. Don’t purposely make fun of or ridicule people. If in a convenient setting, where you know people wouldn’t pick direct offence, keep it moderate.

> Be flamboyant! Expression is powerful! Just make sure you represent yourself correctly.

> Don’t make enemies.

> Keep things simple, and flow naturally. If you have to think or put any effort at all into a joke to make it funny or relevant, don’t let it out. Think before you speak, so you wouldn’t offend people or sound stupid.

> Keep a universal view. Learn to be friends, and get along with all types of people.

> Practise in front of your mirror.

> Know your one-liners: they are really subtle and hard to master, but they come in handy, and are worth it.

> Good attitude, always.

> Question-answer jokes should either be deliberate and accepted, or the question should be relevant to your current situation. For the most satisfying results, make the questions relevant.

> Keep your jokes within good timing. This is important for the joke’s power and its relevancy. Don’t say it too fast or too slow. Know when it is your turn to speak, if it is in a social setting.

> Be sure the joke is welcomed. If your mom died and you cracked a joke about it in front of your dad shortly after, no matter how powerful and funny the joke is, it will plainly just be a bad joke.

> Don’t think too much about what you are going to say, because it may start to sound scripted.

> Don’t use hard substances or alcohol. Be sober, so to be in control.

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