Here's a little mini-course on how to be funny:

First, go read "Comedy Writing Secrets" by Helizer. And while

you're at it, watch some good stand up comedy routines like Chris

Rock, Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams. Listen for how they use word

play, double meanings, exaggeration, and misinterpretation to create

humor.

It's time to get yourself a set of standard things that you say for

some of the most common situations.

Here's a list of some that I use personally and how you can use

them:

1. Whenever someone has an emotional response to something,

say "How do you REALLY feel about it?" For instance, if a

woman says "I just HATE it when people smoke around me!"

say "How do you REALLY feel about it?" The sarcasm is that

they've showed that they have VERY strong feelings, so the

"How do you REALLY feel" creates a joke on them that they're

overly emotional.

2. Say "Anyway" and look away quickly after making a wise crack.

For instance, if someone says "That girl over there is ugly" say

"Oh, I thought she was you-anyway" (look away quickly). The

looking away and quick "Anyway" trying to get off the topic

creates a funny moment.

Culled from the book "Double Your Dating" by David Deangelo

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