Learn How To Be Funny In 3 Easy Steps

It is really easy to develop into a person who is funnier than you ever imagined you will ever be. Demonstrating why is this that we find stuff hilarious (from a famous psychologists point of view), is one of the first things to do. At times when we discover something new, our brain creates a brand new route, between one neuron and the other one.

That connection is called a synapse and here is an example of how it works:
After we think about mangos , and if we know that specific fruit is food, our brain will make a path (synapse), that will connect the brain cells collecting the data we have on those two terms. Later on, when you think of food, chances are you'll be thinking about apples. What you're probably thinking is that this has nothing to do with humor. Well you're wrong, as this is in fact the way humor works.

The whole process starts with someone telling you an ordinary story. Stand-up comedians call this a setup. Now, you're supposed to think about this story in a certain way. And then, your brain will create connection, leading from this setup to a suitable punch-line. But that someone, will not tell you the punch-line you had in mind, but instead a different one, and you'll laugh about it. There are chances you still have no idea what I am trying to say, so this example should be of help.

The Setup:
What is the most satisfying thing next to being shot at and missed?
The Punch-line:
An income tax refund.

What punch-line did you have in mind? Most likely, you thought it was either Bosnian, Serbian or Croatian driving it, and not the cops. People usually think that way, as our brain was forced to think like that. Note that, as I said the punch-line was indeed different as I said it would be. Remember this well, as it represents the basic principle of the way humor works.

The most important thing is a good setup. The greatest comedians will usually tell you a setup which will make you think of a number of different possible punch-lines. The more you think your punch-line is the most fitting one, the more will the actually punch-line make you laugh. If you have already heard the joke, it will most likely no longer be funny, because your brain knows the punch line and there are no more new routes being made in the brain.

This article should prove handy in case you want to think of some brand new funny jokes. When a girl tells a story that all the folk thinks about in similar way, but you find out an unexpected way to understand it. Now, if you tell this to others, it should be funny.