Q&A for How to Make a Joke

Honestly, you just have to have the confidence to give it a shot. Your first few videos are probably not going to be the greatest videos of all time, and that's okay! You're going to learn a ton about what you're doing just by working through each project. So it's really just about having the will to push yourself to try.

If you're genuinely interested in developing jokes, one of the best things you can do is go to an open mic. They have them all over the place, but you'll need to dig around online to find one near you. That's one of the best ways you can get some experience telling jokes.

You just have to trust your own ability to process feedback. Try to pay attention to the way people respond to your jokes, take that feedback into account, and try to refine your material over time. Know that just because a set doesn't work out, it doesn't mean that your material isn't good. Everyone is going to go through growing pains when they're first starting out, so don't get discouraged!

Watch funny videos, or tag along with a couple of your bros or gals and go out into the world, make jokes out of anything you have or see. It all depends upon your type of humor as to what tickles your funny bone.

Establish premise, establish pattern, establish expectation, [pause, let the person make an expectation] then, out of nowhere, deliver the punchline. A good example would be: "I downloaded Fortnite yesterday. I sniped one guy in the head and took his stuff [pause], then I went home and played Fortnite.

Sometimes, but it's subjective. A joke's success or failure relies a large part on its audience.

Playing the fool is fun and gives you a lot of positive attention, but if overdone you will be considered a real stupid fool. So don't overdo it unless you want to be an absolute fool all the time.

Jokes are meant to elicit humor, not to cause pain. If you feel that you are being bullied, do what you can to avoid similar situations in the future.

Continue––if they don't laugh at the first one say another one never give up. And if it doesn't work, don't beat yourself about it, as failure is a part of life just keep practicing. Practice is the key. Or switching to deadpan humor instead...

You can't. Just tell your joke and hope they find it funny. Mistake by mistake, you'll learn how to do it successfully most of the time. That's the way professional comedians do it.

Use the suggestions above, and avoid joking about serious topics, such as disease, death, bullying, depression, abuse, etc.