Exercise #1 - To Develop Quick Thinking And Humour

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[grumpyyellowfang]

I genuinely laughed at these; it's starting to make me realize that humor doesn't have to be complicated but just unexpected

[faredreyes]

“Sweaty Betty” that’s where ur sister lives😂😂that first one killed me

[dantheg]

he got them balls to make a socialising video in a place full of mankind

[sydneyhardaway]

“Scalpers-really dangerous barbers” made me chuckle

[eddyk]

I watched this a few months back and I do this on my own (in my head). It's a great mindfulness exercise (1) I name things as quick I can to warm up first, then I practise word association(s) to the things I see. (2)Then I use your "look at things and make jokes" game.
(3) It's also good to imagine bantering strangers that are out walking around (in my head of course) what they are doing or wearing etc to sharpen my wit

Thanks for your video, it is very very useful

[Oblisk]

That “drain one” was really good. Wasn’t expecting it with the way you set it up

[Keralite]

This was a simple yet effective demonstration of how one can practice engaging the facilities which humor is produced by. Free association skills are absolutely key to being spontaneously funny, taking one element in your environment and placing it in an alternate context whose incongruity to the familiar reality of that element serves as unexpected to the listener and this often results in laughter from them. Thank you for this video.

[seeda]

You have a very skilled humor, I like it honestly.. don’t know how to improve my humor skills that’s something I’ve been struggling with..

[WillyJunior]

Corny as hell but the replay one got me 😂

[jozefkozienka]

LOL scalpers one was hilarious. You are good at that. This practice could be really useful for me, thanks! At elementary school I was really quick with jokes which made people laugh for minutes, but I somehow lost this ability with rising anxiety. This could revive it.

[Submersed]

I used to have really bad social anxiety in highschool and I was able to pull off this really perfect deadpan where I could get an entire group to laugh really hard at something because of how I was able to keep composure in a joke, but ever since I went to college and got a job in a really linear thinking field and improved on of a lot of my anxiety issues, I became totally unable to pull off my best humor anymore because I lost the ability to use silence and timing in my jokes. I no longer hold the intense "pressure in silence" I used to create by using silence and super in tune feeling of social pressure I had, which I lost since I'm not anxious 24/7 and practicing holding composure. When you aren't anxious you really start to lose that edge of seriousness that comes with humor tbh. I think the reason why many comics have anxiety is because of a heightened 'understanding' of social pressures that allows people to really nail timing. That's why typical 'bros' and otherwise relaxed people don't have a natural comedic timing. They aren't typically in uncomfortable situations and therefore they never really practice suppressing it like people with anxiety. Being able to sit right on the edge of composure is what makes people feel tension and really find a joke funny. Basically, I think having some social anxiety can be a good thing, because it lets you practice composure much more effectively and really understand it.

[jersonoliveros]

That's effective exercises to learn how to have a sense of humor.

[TechWithNigel]

Cheap Monday is really expensive on Tuesdays 😅

[iwontreplybacklol]

"I dont have a face for radio" nice one 😂

[gangatalishis]

Some actual good practical advice with examples. Great video!

[wwer]

I cant properly connect to this vid bcuz i cant feel sarcastic jokes so much and jokes that mock things.But i think it have helped me how to quick think and i find it funny bcuz it's titled humour.

[markmnelson]

Ok, you got me to like and sub at 1:31 with “Look at stuff and make jokes about it” as you look at your own face in the monitor, then add “You can also listen to stuff, but I don’t have a face for radio, so I’m not gonna do that one today.” 😂 Great example of teaching by doing while joking about what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. Love the power of strange humor loops!

[Existences]

That was pretty good man. Thanks. This included inferences/associations as well as extending jokes/themes which is actually just a phenomenon I noticed happening at work recently but not something I've learned about.

[KeyserTheRedBeard]

astonishing upload Social Shortcuts. I smashed the thumbs up on your video. Keep up the high quality work.

[kw]

I searched for exercise comedy. I was looking for standup on working out and being too lazy to go to the gym. I got this instead! 😁😁😁