All of us possess a sense of humor but with varying degrees. A humorous person enjoys many benefits such as popularity, good health, and high-level of confidence. If you want to make your life worthy, you will need a good comic sense.

Fortunately, you can improve your comic ability just like any other life skill. Here’re some time-tested, easy, and effective ways to fine-tune your funny side:

1. Laugh At Yourself And Your Situations!

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All of us have faced unpleasant incidents in our lives. Instead of treating them as bitter memories, why not narrate them as funny anecdotes by finding humor in them! Not only the others will enjoy a heartfelt laughter but you’ll also feel happier. Making fun of yourself at your own expense helps to portray yourself as a lively and optimistic person in the eyes of others. However, avoid making vulgar jokes about your personal life or laughing at tragic incidents.

2. Watch Funny Movies, Shows, Ar Stand Up Comedies!

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Start viewing popular or interesting comedy movies, stand-up gigs, or funny TV serials and learn how to deliver humorous and well-timed one-liners and talks. You can note down some of their jokes and get few tips on finding humor in everyday life. You can buy comedy CDs, download funny online videos, or listen to humorous radio programs, for additional tips.

3. Memorize Simple And Popular Jokes!

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If you can’t come up with your own hilarious one-liners or jokes, then you will have to start searching for them. Visit the library, go to a bookstore, or browse online sites to get thousands of jokes, puns, or other comedy ideas for making you and others laugh aloud. Go through all the funny stuff you liked to enjoy a hearty laugh on a regular basis. Learn and share a few good jokes and witty lines with your family and acquaintances. Make them burst out laughing and get their applause in return!

4. Interact With Funny People!

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Spend more time with your loved ones who make you smile and laugh. Listen to their hilarious stories and share your own comic tales with them. Interestingly, interaction with children can also help you to discover fun and humor in different situations without any bias.

5. Create Funny Pictures And Cards!

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A good way to deal with unpleasant people or situations is by drawing funny doodles, cartoons, and caricatures related to them. However, you’ll need a paper, a drawing tool, and a fertile imagination to end your bad day on a happy note. You can also make or buy humorous cards for your dear persons, on special occasions. This will help to prove that you like them and also bring out your humorous persona to the fore.

6. Avoid Offending Others!

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A person with excellent sense of humor avoid saying sexist, racist, or any such demeaning jokes, lest he hurt the feelings of his audience. You should also avoid using crude ways of telling your funny lines. It’s better to avoid cracking jokes on controversial figures or incidents, altogether.

7. Practice Makes It Perfect!

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If you want to know how others rate your comic sense then experiment your newly-memorized jokes on them. Their response will clearly indicate how you have fared as a person with a sense of humor. Additionally, you will gain knowledge about which type of jokes your loved ones enjoy. You can add new jokes and wisecracks to your existing repertoire of humorous content, accordingly.

8. Don’t Overdo It!

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A good joke is always spontaneous and unplanned. So, avoid hesitation, relax, and allow humor to come naturally to you. Forced and overdone humor will only make you agitated and leave your audience bored.

9. Be Patient With Your Audience!

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Sometimes, you may not be able to elicit laughter from your audience even after telling a fantastic joke. At such moments, have patience, and move on to your next side-splitting joke!

We assure you that making others laugh aloud is as much fun as listening to an utterly funny joke. So what are you waiting for? Get in the mood, follow the above pointers, flaunt your comic side and end up starting a laugh riot!