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improving my sense of humour

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  • 04-01-2015 12:44am
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    aidanki
    Registered Users Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭


    was watching Callans kicks just there and he does come up with some funny phrases

    anyway humour isn't my strong point nor is cracking jokes so Im looking to improve, if anyone has any pointers feel free

    idea I had was to get a book full of witty lines and jokes, only after socially acceptable ones, nothing too filthy and to memorise some of it might help me as Im too serious for my own good TBH

    anyone got any recommendations for such a book, or any other tips btw ?


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    fobster
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭fobster


    Be yourself!

    Read joke books sparingly, watch comedians, Tim Vine, Jimmy Carr are one-liner merchants. But most of all just practice by writing one-liners that pop into head in a small notebook.

    Think outside the box... or book for that matter.

    If you're going for witty one-liners, practice puns, they're a play on words (as opposed to a play on a stage)

    Think of words as free to be kicked around, twisted and bent out of shape.

    Humour isn't something to be memorised!


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    Mathrew
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Mathrew


    Books are really big help, and also videos, watch some comedy videos, you can learn from them the way they deliver their jokes. And sometimes being a comedian is a natural talent.


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    take everything
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    Humour for me is about looking at things in a flexible way.
    So tragedy plus this flexibility equals humour.

    Slightly different take on the old maxim of humour being tragedy plus time.


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    Mathrew
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Mathrew


    take everything wrote: »
    Humour for me is about looking at things in a flexible way.
    So tragedy plus this flexibility equals humour.

    Slightly different take on the old maxim of humour being tragedy plus time.

    Quite right. :D


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    aidanki
    Registered Users Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭aidanki


    im too serious thats my problem


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    Mathrew
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Mathrew


    Don't be. Try to say some jokes during your conversation with others (at the right moment), if they laugh, that's the time you would improve your humor.


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    fobster
    Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭fobster


    Humour starts from within...

    You have to be willing to take the piss out of yourself before you can do so to others!


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    aidanki
    Registered Users Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭aidanki


    thanks to all that have replied

    examples would be most welcome from those who have posted


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    11wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 471 ✭✭11wingnut


    http://www.meetup.com/Comedy-Comedy/events/219207062/?a=me1_grp&rv=me1&_af_eid=219207062&_af=event


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    Deco99
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    Why has no one on this thread pointed out that the OP thinks Callans Kicks is funny? Thats one area where he is going wrong to start with.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,382 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Its like a Tesco Value Gift Grub.


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    kaloshma
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭kaloshma


    Humour is all about the moment, it could be a facial expression or the tone of your voice.
    Timing is the major factor in humour.


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