If you're looking to hone your wit, to develop some jokes of your personal, or if you just want to have a nice library of riffs to keep in your head for the following party, it's not necessarily a bad idea to actually go out and grab a joke book or two. By studying the classics, you can study how to develop your own material by seeing how it operates, what gets the biggest laughs and so on. Some you might like to consider studying.
The Classic Stand Ups
The classic stand up comedians have put out some good books on jokes and joke telling. Even the non-fiction works like Lennie Bruce's How to Tell Dirty Jokes and Influence People serve as an interesting insight into the nature of humor. Joke books including material from Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles or Steven Wright are typically golden, as well.
Niche Joke Books
The goal here is to locate those diamonds in the rough. Most joke books are three hundred recycled yuks that were barely funny the first time you heard them, but there are some good niche joke books out there. 100% Blond Jokes is like an encyclopedia of jokes that you can rephrase and make use of to have a laugh at the expense of the foolish men and women a highly effective life!
Comedy on DVD
As you know, it's all in the delivery. The basic concept is to remember: You're not funny, the material is. Rely on the joke to be funny and don't ham it up. If you go through the delivery of Mitch Hedberg, he simply relies on the jokes. On the other hand, the rare performer is able to take even lesser material and make it funny with the right delivery, but by and large, you'll find the delivery in the material.
The Classic Stand Ups
The classic stand up comedians have put out some good books on jokes and joke telling. Even the non-fiction works like Lennie Bruce's How to Tell Dirty Jokes and Influence People serve as an interesting insight into the nature of humor. Joke books including material from Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles or Steven Wright are typically golden, as well.
Niche Joke Books
The goal here is to locate those diamonds in the rough. Most joke books are three hundred recycled yuks that were barely funny the first time you heard them, but there are some good niche joke books out there. 100% Blond Jokes is like an encyclopedia of jokes that you can rephrase and make use of to have a laugh at the expense of the foolish men and women a highly effective life!
Comedy on DVD
As you know, it's all in the delivery. The basic concept is to remember: You're not funny, the material is. Rely on the joke to be funny and don't ham it up. If you go through the delivery of Mitch Hedberg, he simply relies on the jokes. On the other hand, the rare performer is able to take even lesser material and make it funny with the right delivery, but by and large, you'll find the delivery in the material.
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