Funny Or Disruptive Questions - It Depends On The Situation

Funny Or Disruptive Questions - It Depends On The SituationOften times comedians will ask controversial questions to get a reaction from the audience, but most often people aren't laughing. Is it funny when you make a joke that goes against the norm or does it really bring down your reputation?The first step to finding out if a joke is funny or not is to keep in mind how well the joke fits in with the context. If the audience won't understand it, don't make the joke. Remember it's about the reaction you want and not about the correctness of the joke. Make sure it's used to create laughter instead of feeling uncomfortable.Don't ever use controversial questions as an opener. Be sure you answer the main question first or create a response to the joke. Just because the comedian asked the question is no reason to respond. An easy way to do this is to just say 'yes'no.'Another bad idea is to find the funniest funny question and start telling it all at once. This doesn't work either. Instea d, build the jokes slowly so that everyone in the audience understands what you're doing.Finally, don't make your jokes too dark. There are plenty of laughs to be had with a light, mildly controversial subjects. Make sure that when you have a hard subject to talk about, you're making it a serious topic instead of being silly and stupid. It will be much funnier and easier to laugh at if the subject is serious.If you're able to build a serious subject around a joke then you're on your way to a winning gag. A good example is a person asking about religion or politics and when the person replies it's about 'Satan' then make it a serious joke. You'll have more humor if the comedian isn't taking a joke too far.Another classic trick to a great joke is to have it go on for a while, but to end the joke with the audience laughing and thinking the topic is over. This works best if the subject of the joke is popular and in the news. If the person asks about 'Robbie Williams' then the punch line could be 'Robbie Williams wants to take his stuff off' or something to that effect.It doesn't matter if you know the topic well or not. If you find a topic you can twist and use a joke to show how ridiculous the topic is, then do it. Sometimes you have to be real and tell a joke that is just that funny.