is there an effective way of becoming/learning to be funny and spontaneous?
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Depends what level of funny you want to achieve.  Toilet humor funny is pretty much easy. Prepackaged jokes wouldn't come up to your standard of being "spontaneous" and all you'll require for them is proper timing which is a skill you can learn with lots of practice. Sarcasm and Irony as humor is the hardest one to achieve since you will have to be witty, observant and have an off-color sense of humor to pull this one off.  Just practice voicing out your comments to yourself (which you usually keep in your head) when you think something is funny and you'll come up with the right quip or witticism at the appropriate time.
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Do self pep talks at home. Use a mirror. Say hi to people.\nSmile. break the ice by asking questions like do you have the time?or comment on something that you like about them-clothing,hair,eyes,etc... Make it a goal to greet/meet someone different everyday. You can do it!!!
445365
Say, "Stop copying me"!\nIf that doesn't work, lead the congregation to a secluded bridge one night, pretend like you are going to jump, but have a bungee cord attached to you. Jump. Let he who laughs last, laugh best.
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Pick a random person of the opposite sex. She/he should be almost completely out of range from your vision, so you can turn with absolutely no discretion and look at her/him one time or another [1]. \nStart making guttural sounds. Loudly. \nTalk to yourself. How your day was, how you got rid of your ingrown toenail, whatever. \nIf you are carrying many things, start juggling them. Be it oranges, knives, pencils or fire extinguishers. \nIf you are alone, start a sing-along. It is good social presence for you. \nStart a meaningless discussion about anything at all with the driver. \nToss papers with the word "turn" written on both sides... to several people. \nSell candy and make a very convincing `emergency-exit' speech, as it is done in airplanes. (No, I mean it!) \nPractise that last dance you've learned with your friends at work. \nWrite stupid lists about anything at all.
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TRY STAND UP COMEDY, YOU'VE DONE WELL SO FAR ON YAHOO ANSWERS.
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First off, be current on any and all info in the news, around town, in the media, etc. Look for the irony in things, stories, comments or anything. Look at everything in and about life from many different perspectives and capitolize on the humor in it. Once you get enough material then work on your presentation and delivery. If you are comfortable with that then next try it out in a club on open mike night. Good luck!
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You joke around to hide your true feelings because you have been hurt so many times in the past that you dont want people to "get to know you"....the "real you".\n\nStop with the jokes, and start relating to people on a civil level.  Dont be the "joke of the party", because after the party is over, your left alone!\n\nGet into quiet moods, (not really, just pretend), and they will start wondering whats going on, THEN, you can start to have deep conversations with people, as they think you are reflecting on your life and things that are happening around you.\n\nIf you stop being the clown, then people will start to take notice about how intellegent you really are.  But, if you revert to the clown act, you will forever be known as that and you will be the "nut case" that comes around all the time.\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
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Let me know when you start being funny.\n\nFirst hint - it usually helps to have some knowledge about what you're trying to make a joke about.\n\nSecond hint - start small, like maybe with knock-knock jokes or mad-libs.
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be yourself dont come out with stupid 1 liners try to be fun and funny but not toooo annoyingly funny \ngo out to places local pubs clubs ect good luck
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ok READY just think of something really randum and say it in a funny voice Example: go up to a randum person and scream ROACHES!!!!!!  at them they'll be like WTF???? Trust me it funny to see there face it works every time and yes im bored too lol.
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from my own personal experience...just try to be funny!!! even if its corny as hell, dont worry about it, as long as you know that your jokes arent funny, YOU are funny, and trust me..the more you practice the funnier you'll get..its actually a skill you must practice\n\nremember, just like anything else, when you practice..some you hit, some you miss, DONT WORRY ABOUT it, just forget the misses and PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THE FUNNY ONES
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try to make them laugh
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be yourself........failing that make me laugh and shag me stupid
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No, not at all. Laughter is one of the best cures and remembering something funny from the past is quiet normal, even if you are all by yourself. Its always good to have a chuckle everynow and then, even if its something about yourself. Remembering something that you might have done differently or some situation and laughin at how stupid you acted/behaved then and what you would have done now, totaly normal or just call me crazy then, since i do it too. :P
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Study comedy and then stand up and try to make people laugh.  It's very hard and people won't hesitate to sigh with boredom or boo out loud.\n\nWhen you can handle that, you've mastered the skill of takiung rejection lightly.
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Unless your a natural - your best bet is to taking acting lessons - Improv is a good start - I loved me Improv class -It was a lot of fun - be prepared to make a fool of yourself though
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Be assertive, self-confident, and don't back down from anything.  Of course, this is on top of actually being a hard worker and producing positive results in your work.  I've noticed through experience that being funny also works, but make sure everyone's laughing with you - not at you.