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Humor is like salt. It is required in
the conversation, but only in a small amount. Too much or absolutely no use of
it would ruin the whole conversation.
Before cracking any joke, always keep
few things in mind :-
1. No need to make everyone laugh because everyone would not understand your joke
1. No need to make everyone laugh because everyone would not understand your joke
2. Avoid cracking jokes in front of
strangers and unknown gatherings because you would never know that how people
would react on them.
3. Remember, humor is like a two-edge
sword. It has potential to protect you as well as damage you. So, be prepared
for the consequences.
There are some basic principles of
creating humor, they would not make a professional comedian overnight, but they
would help you in finding humor in your daily life.They are as follows:-
1. Tell
them the Truth- Let’s take an example, I am committed to lifelong
learning…because most of the time I feel like a fool. This punchline sounds
funny because it has an honest confession in it. People are afraid of telling
the truth and anyone who tells the truth is considered to be mad. People laugh
on honesty with an open heart. You can tell the truth about society, culture,
art-forms, politics, etc. and people would burst-out laughing because no one
expects you to tell the truth. Most of the cartoonist actually tell the truth
with an exaggeration and everyone finds them to be a genius.
2. Exaggeration-
Let’s take an example, after eating my hostel food even death prayed for death.
This is an exaggeration. We all know that death can’t pray for death.
Exaggerate a normal situation as much as you can and it would turn into a joke.
Normal human beings would understand that when you are exaggerating the matter
and they would start laughing because they would figure out that you were
lying.
3. Weird
Logic- Let’s take an example, don’t worry if you don’t have a valentine on
Valentine’s Day….many people don’t have AIDS on AIDS day. This statement shows
a weird logic. We all have some basic power to reason, but giving a weird logic
requires creativity. You need creativity to say absolutely non-sense thing
which has some slight element of logic in it. The more weird your logic is, the
more humor it would generate.
4. Mimicry-
Mimicry requires two things (i) Frustrated Actor (ii) Ability to observe
others. If you don’t have ability to observe others then it would become very
difficult for you to do mimicry. Mimicry is not just about changing your voice,
it requires proper gestures, postures, and expressions. No one likes mimicry
with a flat face. Good acting skills would help you in presenting yourself
properly.
5. Vulgarity-
Anything that you are afraid of saying in front of your mother is vulgarity (I
hope you understand). You would generally get a mixed type of audience. Many
people like toilet-jokes and many people dislike them. Many people like jokes
on politics and many people would not tolerate even a single joke on their
political party. Surprisingly, vulgarity connects people more quickly than any
pasting gum. People understand sex-jokes very easily. Say something vulgar and
they would remember you till death. But, as a precaution, avoid cracking
sex-jokes in front of religious people because they believe it would hurt their
chastity.
To
make any situation funny just follow any two or more principles mentioned above
and the whole incidence would turn into a hilarious event because they are the
basic principles of humor. Execution of these principles requires madness and
it comes from inside. So, I can’t tell you how to be a mad person. You would
have to find your own madness to give your jokes a personal touch.
Keep Smiling !!!
