How To Be Funny Around Girls

Here are some tips on how to be funny around women.

1) Have a positive attitude and energy

The first thing you should do is to have a positive attitude
and give off good energy. I personally know many guys
who THINK they are really witty but are avoided by everyone
because they are so cynical and negative.
You can’t be funny unless you are warm, positive, and energetic.
People won’t like you much if you’re always negative, period!

2) Loosen up and relax

Try to loosen up and relax like you are among your best friends.
Everyone is a bit funny when they are relaxed and among friends.

3) Don’t be desperate or try to impress

Your jokes will seem a bit “off” if you are too desperate or try
too hard to impress a girl. The more you try to impress, the more
your body will tense up and the less funny you will be. You’ll
probably end up looking like a desperate guy who’s trying too hard.

4) Play along when she teases you

Women will often tease you once they are comfortable enough to
joke around. Unfortunately, many guys will get defensive and ruin
the rapport as a result. Don’t make the same mistake.
For example, if a woman laughs and calls you a nerd, don’t get
defensive and start telling her all the cool things you do.
Instead, laugh WITH her and proudly tell her you are the king of
all nerds. Then start doing your best nerd imitation.

5) Listen to what she’s saying and use it as material

Instead of reciting lame jokes, pay attention to what a
girl is saying and use her own lines as material. Tease
her about little things. Agree with her and use imitations
to make fun of the things she dislikes. Come up with some
deliberate misinterpretation or misunderstanding of a
situation. Stay in the moment and just focus on having a
great time.

6) Take up a character and “act” out the unexpected

Speaking of of imitations, it’s a great way to be funny. By
taking up a character, you can be funny without seeming
unnatural. You will be able to stretch the boundaries without
feeling like you’re not “being yourself”. After all, you’re
just imitating someone.

7) Be sarcastic…but not too much

Girls often enjoy humor that is just a LITTLE bit sarcastic.
It shows you have the guts and backbone to not care about
what other people think. However, there is a fine line
between being just a bit sarcastic and being downright
cynical. Make sure you don’t cross the line. (It will take
practice!)

8) Watch lots of comedies

A good way to learn how to be funny is by modeling yourself
after funny people. Watch plenty of comedy movies and
television shows. Observe what’s funny or what’s just
plain terrible. Notice how many of the funniest scenes are not
about the jokes but about particular situations.

9) Make serious situations fun

One thing you will learn from watching comedies is that it is
often the situations, not just the lines, that make the jokes
funny. The jokes are merely are a reflection of how the
characters react to the situation.
With that kept in mind, think about how you can turn serious
situations into funny situations whenever it’s appropriate.
It’s much funnier to point out something unexpectingly funny
about a certain situation than to recite some lame joke out
of a jokes book!

10) Uses pauses wisely

Remember the old rule in stand-up comedy: use pauses wisely!
Putting in a pause at the right moment will create a greater impact
for the punch line!

11) Don’t let a joke get old

Something is funny the first or second time, but not the third.
Make sure you don’t overuse a joke or gag to a point where it’s
not funny naymore.

12) Recover well

Lastly, if you make a mistake such as blowing a joke, recover
IMMEDIATELY by laughing it off and saying something like, “That
just came off wrong.” By acknowledging it as a bad joke, people
will laugh with you and let you off the hook. But if you don’t
allow for that closure, then a bad impression of you may form in
their mind.