After attending the Thursday seminar “How to Tell a Joke”, I have gained a lot of insight into how to make jokes better and even the history behind jokes itself. Professor Fontaine was so kind as to be the speaker for this event and he really enlightened me on many ways to make a joke, and when to make it. Because I would consider myself a naturally funny guy, I would say that I am a perfectly fine comedian. However, no comedian has a 100% success rate, as humor is within the eyes of the audience. After listening in to the many things Prof. Fontaine had to say, I would say that learning when not to tell a joke is the most important thing to me because I am not the most mature person to be around. Therefore I learned that every comedian is subject to criticism, and that I aspire to become the king of comedy.
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I also think that timing is key when making jokes. Sometimes a joke doesn’t need to be made in order for the situation to be funny. Learning about the history of jokes sounds interesting! When I think of comedy, its history usually doesn’t come to mind first. However, I think studying the history of jokes could probably make one’s jokes funnier.