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Sense of humour

I dont have a sense of humour :frown:

Well i cant really make people laugh and im seen as being dull and boring. Could you please give me advice on how i can be more funny when talking with people, socialising etc.
Im male by the way.
Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

Sithius

16

Sorry, if you aren't funny now, you never will be. :frown:

Reply 2

poltroon

Be loud. Eventually you will say something funny. Whether that be by wit or stupidity is no matter if your goal is simply to amuse.

Reply 3

generalebriety

16

Anonymous

I dont have a sense of humour :frown:

Well i cant really make people laugh and im seen as being dull and boring. Could you please give me advice on how i can be more funny when talking with people, socialising etc.
Im male by the way.
Thanks :smile:

Humour is a bizarre thing. Either you understand it or you don't, it's not something you can learn. I'm guessing you understand other people's jokes, so why not keep up with that and try and crack one or two of your own occasionally?

Reply 4

Sanja012000

Don't worry! Maybe the people you hang out with don't understand your jokes.Maybe they are not smart enough like you are :smile:

. I am sure that you have sence of humour! You just need to express it in the right time!

Reply 5

TrentEnd

2

it doesn't matter if they are laughing with you ar laughing at you...as long as they're laughing

Reply 6

Chumbaniya

17

Never try to force humour. That's just a road to disaster. Unfortunately nothing immediately suggests itself to me on the subject of becomming funnier. It seems to be just one of those things you either have or you don't.

On the bright side, it may be that you're just around people who don't understand your sense of humour. I know I'd just get blank stares in response to my usual style of humour if I used it among certain groups of people, but I'm lucky that I'm generally around people who appreciate it.

Reply 7

Gio

3

sometimes i take the piss of myself just to make people laugh, oh well i think its worth it

Reply 8

Chumbaniya

17

Gio

sometimes i take the piss of myself just to make people laugh, oh well i think its worth it

I think the ability to make fun of yourself is important to a rounded sense of humour. Individuals who always take themselves seriously are very rarely humourous, and vice versa.

Reply 9

dijon

My advice is just get into watching comedy (that's what I did and I know I'm funnier than I used to be) - try anything by ricky gervais (office, extras, standup shows, podcasts), curb your enthusiasm etc. Try being more sarcastic in a jokey way too

Reply 10

Gio

3

dijon199

My advice is just get into watching comedy (that's what I did and I know I'm funnier than I used to be) - try anything by ricky gervais (office, extras, standup shows, podcasts), curb your enthusiasm etc. Try being more sarcastic in a jokey way too

and more Russell Peters, Jimmy Carr and Jonathan Ross. YAY :biggrin:

for the sick jokes - Borat, Niiiiiiice

Reply 11

C00kies

I create several personas (well I inspire them and my close friends will elaborate on the funnier ones). At the moement I have:

A STAR A STAR A STAR (A*) :rolleyes:

IRELAND IRELAND IRELAND :smile:

I LOVE BLACK BOYS/RACIST TO WHITE BOYS :wink:

(I'm white and I do like black boys, but not obsessivly)

I always have something humourous to say if the subjects can incoporate Ireland, black boys, racism to white boys, 27 degrees etc etc.

It takes a while for people who don't know me to realise I'm not really arrogant, racist and a member of the IRA.

Reply 12

tulipsandsunshine

Quite a lot of peoples sense of humour is just repeating funny stuff other people have said, I think.

Reply 13

Gio

3

C00kies

I create several personas (well I inspire them and my close friends will elaborate on the funnier ones). At the moement I have:

A STAR A STAR A STAR (A*) :rolleyes:

IRELAND IRELAND IRELAND :smile:

I LOVE BLACK BOYS/RACIST TO WHITE BOYS :wink:

(I'm white and I do like black boys, but not obsessivly)

I always have something humourous to say if the subjects can incoporate Ireland, black boys, racism to white boys, 27 degrees etc etc.

It takes a while for people who don't know me to realise I'm not really arrogant, racist and a member of the IRA.

speak to me about the 27 degrees :rolleyes:

Reply 14

lil one

2

If your not funny hun, your not funny :hugs:

if you force it, it will probably show..im sure you have many other lovely things about you though :smile:

xx

Reply 15

Anonymous #1

OP

lol

thanks for the advice... i cant wait to see borat! hehe
do u have any links to comedy videos or audios that i can listen to? :smile:

thanks again

Reply 16

shinyhappy

14

C00kies

I create several personas (well I inspire them and my close friends will elaborate on the funnier ones). At the moement I have:

A STAR A STAR A STAR (A*) :rolleyes:

IRELAND IRELAND IRELAND :smile:

I LOVE BLACK BOYS/RACIST TO WHITE BOYS :wink:

(I'm white and I do like black boys, but not obsessivly)

I always have something humourous to say if the subjects can incoporate Ireland, black boys, racism to white boys, 27 degrees etc etc.

It takes a while for people who don't know me to realise I'm not really arrogant, racist and a member of the IRA.

Hahahaha.
Sorry, for some reason that post just made me laugh lots.
This girl has the art of being funny, anyway! :P

Reply 17

NFI

14

Anonymous

I dont have a sense of humour :frown:

Well i cant really make people laugh and im seen as being dull and boring. Could you please give me advice on how i can be more funny when talking with people, socialising etc.
Im male by the way.
Thanks :smile:

Have you ever laughed?

If yes, then you do have a sense of humour.

Ever done anything that at the time didn't seem so funny but now when you look back you can giggle about with your mates?

If yes then you have a sense of humour.

If no to any of the above then..........unlucky pal.

Reply 18

poltroon

I have some advice. Listen carefully to your friends when they make jokes. Look out for the recurring themes. There probably will be some. After you've been in their company, scribble some notes down about what sort of things were discussed and what was said that was funny. Analyse what the topics of humour were and try and think of some ways that you could expand or alter the same lines or themes. The idea is to try and develop some in-jokes, because they are always the funniest. They develop over time and take on peculiar significance because they are personalised within the group or within the friendship. You will find it easier, if it doesn't come natually, to go over your notes on what the themes are. Another benefit that comes from writing is that you will be confident that you will always have something funny to say, because usually when you read back over on what was said new things to say will strike you.

Also, try and be spontaneous. Completely relax and just speak your mind. If you are an arts student, or even just a normal, educated person, your verbal ingenuity should enable you to recover from any situation. Whatever you come out with, you can run with it. Try and avoid cliche. When someone asks how you are, don't say 'ok, thanks', tell them something else. Anything that pops into your head, be creative.

Reply 19

Anonymous #1

OP

I can laugh, thats not hard... but how do i make people laugh???

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