3. Types of Humour
Sarcasm
Wit/Pun
Outrageous
Dry/Deadpan humour
4. Sarcasm
• Remarks that mean the opposite of what they seem to say.
• Sarcasm can easily come off as mean, but used in the right
circumstances it is hilarious.
• When someone asks you a question where the answer is like
"WELL DUH!"
Examples :
* "Wow you look terrible", answer, "Thank you very
much. You look equally as splendid as I."
[Your response is a little cutting but it might make other people
to chuckle while listening to your conversation]
* "Be afraid" answer, "Oh, I am," while nodding
emphatically.
[The idea is that you want to make the other person look like a
fool.]
5. Wit/Pun
• Tendency to play with words.
• Use of a word, or of words which are sounded alike but have different
meanings, in such a way as to play on more of the possible application.
Examples :
• “I wanted to lose weight so I went to the paint store. I
heard I could get thinner there”
• “Sleeping comes so naturally to me, I could do it
with my eyes closed”
• “Bugs have very diverse religious views, because they
are
all in sects”
• “A photographer was great at botany because he
knew photo synthesis”
• “You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish”
6. Outrageous
• Doing things that are slightly out of the norm. It's
going beyond a normal person's comfort zone to be
funny.
Example :
* If you were to fall down the stairs instead of slinking
off, thoroughly embarrassed, you could bow and shouted
“ THANK YOU! I am SO amazing aren't I?!
I'll be here from 10 until 3!“
• The same thing repeated a dozen times isn't going to be
funny. If you constantly make a fool of yourself, your friends
probably won't be too happy either.
7. Dry/Deadpan humour
• The person is generally not "begging" for a
laugh, instead offering a simple observation or
other statement that proves to be funny.
• Dry humour is associated with what some
people refer to as highbrow comedy, as the
style requires a degree of restraint in order to
be effective.
8. The type of humour you try to use
should reflect your personality.
9. Before attempting a
dangerous stunt
Before giving a public
speech
After a tense
disagreement with
someone
Before doing a
concert
At the beginning and end of
going on a date with
someone
