4 Jokes That Kill In Any Situation

We've all had moments where we wish we could think of something funny to say, but our mind goes blank. It sucks. So in this video, we'll go through easy ways to get a laugh in four different situations. When someone else is talking, when you get teased and need a comeback, when you're asked a question and when you're telling a story. And rather than go through examples where you need to be insanely witty, these are purposefully some of the absolute easiest ways you can get a laugh. Do these consistently and people will love being around you. So the easiest way to get a laugh when someone is talking is by non verbally overreacting to what they've said. Here's a quick example with Tom Holland.

No, they don't give anyone the script.

I did read the script. Did you? Yes, of course they're not going to give you the script.

Aw, don't walk off. Come back.

This wordless walk off is stupidly easy, but it's surprisingly consistent at getting a laugh. Here's another example with Mila Kunis after Shaq says he didn't watch the LA Dodgers in the World Series.

What's wrong with you?

I'm a Yankees fan.

If the walk off feels too over the top for you, you can also do a smaller nonverbal overreaction like Shaq here.

I'm not like anti gifts. I just don't over gift my child. Because.

The next situation that people tend to go blank is when you're being playfully teased. Someone teases you and you want to banter back but you can't think of anything to Today, let's look at a good example of banter with Kevin Hart. Watch how he responds after Charles Barkley tries to tease him.

I've seen your new show where you sit in a hot tub. Your body ain't that good when you can just walk around without your shirt off.

First of all, if we're ever going to talk about bodies, I want you not to be the one to bring that conversation up. All right? If you don't get out of here shaped like a bean bag that got fat in it.

Did you notice that Charles didn't get a laugh at his insult but Kevin did? That's because Chuck's was just a diss, but Kevin's was an appearance analogy or said simply a you look like joke in your own life. Generally avoid teasing something that's hard to change, like weight or height. Instead, if someone teases you, fire back with a you look like joke about their clothes. It gets a laugh and Isn't hurtful to the other person like teasing a more permanent feature. Here's a quick example.

Do me a favor. Tell Chuck that nobody wear that many.

Pieces in a suit no more.

Just check it, man.

Chuck is dressed like a pallbeare.

It helps tremendously to smile while you say it so they know you're being playful. Unless you think that Kevin is the only one this works for. Here's Shaq getting Kevin after Kevin tries to tease him.

Giving Shaq these seven for one deals with these suits. These are group packages.

There's no way these suits are sold individually.

We do have to ask. You rather have that than that used Michael Jackson Billie jeans jacket you got on.

These look like jokes about someone's clothes are fun, easy comebacks for any time someone teases you, they'll get a laugh and put you in control of the conversation without actually offending the other person. Appearance analogies like this are an easy way to get a laugh in stories as well. Here's an example with Craig Ferguson describing a pro tennis player.

The thing was, I was surprised because he had one little regular sized arm and one giant arm. He looked like a crab that had lost a fight.

Yeah, and you can see Will didn't laugh until the analogy. Now let's talk about one of the most awkward social situations for a lot of people. Making small talk. For most people, making small talk means taking turns asking boring questions and giving boring answers. A great habit for making small talk more fun and making people love talking to you is to get in the habit of giving an absurd answer. It's stupidly basic, but almost always gets a laugh. Here are a few quick examples and then we'll dive into how exactly you can do this.

You must be exhausted. I'm very tired. I'm actually sleeping right now. Do you do the upside down ones?

What are they called? I do the Upside. They're called the upside down ones.

The upside down ones.

I go to the gym.

You fly in this movie?

Yes, I.

But I. I fly generally anyway.

You may think this requires being quick on your feet, but the truth is most of us get asked the same questions over and over. For you, it may be where are you from? Or what do you do? The best thing you can do is think of the situations where you wish you could be funny and then think of the three most common questions. You get asked in those situations, then come up with a go to absurd answer for each one. You can improv anytime you like, but this gives you an easy automatic joke to fall back on if your mind goes blank. Having watched thousands of hours of footage by now, I can promise you that your favorite charismatic celebrity definitely has go to jokes and stories they repeat. It's okay if you do too if you aren't quite sure how to craft a funny response. One fun framework is to purposefully misinterpret the question. Here's an example with Conan and Flula Borg.

Do you ever get insulted that many movies.

The last super easy way to make people laugh is simply to laugh as you tell a joke or funny story. The goal isn't to fake this, it's to focus on genuinely amusing yourself. This lets you take advantage of the psychology of contagious laughter. For example, in this next clip, notice that Kevin Hart initially tries to keep a straight face, but when Conan laughs, he can't help but laugh.

How does your wife do it? How does she do it? I'll be honest, she never seems quite happy.

In some cases, this is big, over the top laughter, like with Conan, but other times it can be as simple as laughing with your eyes without needing to actually laugh out loud as you speak. If you want to learn more about that subtler laughter with your eyes, check out our video on George Clooney called five Easy Steps to Be Effortlessly Charming. I'll link to that at the end of this video. This next clip is the one that inspired this point. In it, Shaq is trying to stay mad at Charles Barkley for cutting him off, but watch how the laughter of the crew affects Shaq.

I'm not saying no jokes, man. That's him, man. That's all him. Why don't you go ahead and say.

Shaq tries to stay mad but can't because they're all laughing. You can see he starts to smile and laugh even though he doesn't want to. And there you have it. Four simple ways to make people Laugh and Love being around you if you want to learn more about how to make people love being around you, you may like our video program Charisma University. We've had thousands of members join so far, and people often write in crediting the program for helping them get a new job or a promotion, new friends, and a better dating life. I'd love for you to do the same. If you want to learn more about it, you can click the link on screen now or in the description below. Either way, I hope you enjoyed this video. A big thank you to our editing team for the hard work they put into making it. Thank you so much for watching it and I look forward to seeing you in the next one.