Saturday, July 14, 2012

It Should Not Be Told If A Joke Explanation Is Needed

By Kelli Evans


A person must be intelligent and have great timing to be able to do comedy. People who attempt this, but a joke explanation is called for, should reconsider how one is telling the story. Knowing ones audience, their generation, background situations and cultural heritage is vital to getting a laugh.

If a person thinks they are amusing, but they are not makes it even harder. Children tell their parents jokes and they laugh, so they think that they are humorous. Then these same kids grow up and tell tales that their parents giggled at and find that perhaps they are not as comical as the once thought. Knowing one's audience becomes tantamount to the joke's success.

An internationally funny joke is one that may be a huge challenge to find. A person may think they are being hilarious, but inadvertently they have insulted a whole room of people. If one feels they must attempt this, it is best to move forward with caution.

When telling a teen one of these, keeping the references to their generation is best. This is the hardest group to make laugh. If a person does not get this generation they just may get a severe eye rolling. Worse than that, the teller may get labeled as old. Grounding the teen for not laughing is an option at this point.

Another area that a novice should be careful with is situational hilarity. If it was funny at the time it happened, unless one is skilled in regaling it, it has a huge chance of falling flat. Sticking to common experiences from a human perspective would be best. Don't be afraid to tap-dance out of the situation as this may get the laugh the person was seeking in the first place.

People find all sorts of things amusing and even if one is comical it may not make others laugh. It is up to the one telling the story to help people see the humor. If it's a challenge to do so, or a joke explanation is required, it may be well advised to tell something else.




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