So i was watching Lee Evans a few nights back - and I actually kinda hooked on to the techniques he was actually using. I tell ya he is one fucking smart guy. Like social dynamics, humor is a science. And no matter what your method or game is, you can't deny humor from it. I youtubed and googled about his personal life and his wife claims that around the house he isnt even funny. Some people are born as naturals with women. Some people are born naturals with humor. LEE EVANS IS A SCIENTIST. He uses techniques and strategy to make something funny. Not naturalism.
See everyone knows that the key to humor is triggering nerves. Nerves make you laugh. Now im no expert - in fact im just learning the techniques. So if you think there is more... please add your thoughts.
Certain things will be more funny to certain people, as it may be more relevant to them, and have significance.

The thing is with humor (as i have seen) somethings most funny when we subconsciously connect it with something relevant to us. For example a few days back, I was laughing unbelieveably hard at what was in my opinion a really funny knockout on a youtube video. My friend laughed, but not that hard. Ive been boxing for my whole life. He has never even put the gloves on. By instinct, seeing someone knocked the fuck out made him nervous (not consciously) and he laughed. Ive been programmed to stay on my feet my whole life and not be knocked out, so not only is it instinct to be nervous at this, but i have also been culturally programmed to be nervous at the thought of this. I couldnt stop laughing.

So for this reason, relevance is absolutely vital. If we dont understand a joke, then we wont laugh. It has no significance to us. For instance chris rock tells many jokes about current affairs and issues, some of his best on micheal jackson. They were the best, as it has the most significance to us - he is globally known. One of the most famous people alive, and he was a subject to much controversy.

We cant tell what is and what isnt significant to them (if weve only just met them) - im only stating the obvious here, and beggining with the vital parts of humor.

1. So we laugh when we are nervous. Shown by -

Physical, social, mental, or emotional threat. If someone is made fun of right next to you, you may well laugh. However you may not as its socially not right and if they are your friend, you will care for their well being. However you may laugh as it makes you nervous. All depends on state and context.

Things out of what we consider to be the ordinary that we have not seen before. If a guy walks down the street with a toilet seat on his head and a giant condom sticking out of it with a smile painted on its face - guess what - your going to lyao. Your nervous because you feel threatened - you have no understanding of it, jeaoprodising your survival. Now dont get me wrong - if you see someone shot and you havent before - your not going to laugh. Because not only is this socially unnacceptable, but this is actually likely to harm you. Its like a tipping scale - its funny if it threatens your survival - but i see it as a tipping scale. Once it reaches a certain point, it then goes to concern>worry>fear.

Repettition. Present them with something that makes them nervous they will laugh. Once it hits the third repitition of it, itll become funnier, because it has significance to them and the brain at this point is still picking up on it. This is also a tipping scale, tell the same joke too many times and the brain has rationalised it, and it then loses value as it in their brain, is a part of their social programming. Remember something has to be rehearsed approximately 3 times within the short term memory to be placed into the long term memory (unless it is unusually significant, only requires one.)

Something unexpected - surprising. Could be anything from a bang to a sheman swingin his cock out. We then laugh as we are nervous, something is changing around you and it needs to be significant, we make it significant by laughing. Its a defense mechanism. Again it is a tipping scale. If you lose your house and friends, youll cry like hell because your survival is seriously in trouble. If someone videos themself going from a straight face held for a long time, to a crazy face really quick, youll laugh because you have rationalised the straight face, and it suddenly then changes. Watch the video again, and youll be saying, in a second hell change it, his face will change any timeeeee NOW! - why? Its a self defense mechanism. You will be expecting it because ot made you OUT OF CONTROL last time and YOU WANT TO KEEP CONTROL.

Degrading. Neg a girl. If shes hot she will laugh. Because its out of the ordinairy - but besides that, its degrading her. Get your head around this - its crazy! Personification is a persuasive technique. The chances are you have been taught that in school. WHY? Ill tell you why. It appeals to us. We like the idea of improving what we are, and upgrading ourselves. We are socially programmed to believe that we, the humans, are the superior race. So if a cat is talking to us on a commercial telling us how great his iams cat food is, its persuasive, because we see the cat massively improving and excelling itself, by adopting our superior traits, and we want to improve further likewise to make sure we are not left behind. Weird isnt it, how much we unconsciously pick up on and how quickly. Your mind is a brilliant thing. But what about if we do the opposite to this? What about if we degrade someone? A perfect example, when comedians degrade themselves. How often do you see a comedian doing shows of animal impersonations? HE IS REVERSE EVOLVING! LOL! And thats just what you do. LOL. And its degrading. Comparing someone to something else less superior. It can even be comparing a human to a socially or physically less superior human. Put the worlds tallest guy next to the worlds smallest guy, its funny. Notice a similarity between a queen and a tramp, and its funny. George bush! You see the pictures of his facial expressions compared to chimps!? It was hilarious! Again, a tipping scale. You say to someone that they are a shitcunt and you fucking hate them and beleive that their grave will be a waste of space their not about to love you for it. Unless you deliver the right tone with the right frame

Lee Evans has done themes of tension, and when your out of control, other comedians have impersonated animals and loads more stuff. JUST for your nerves. You can learn loads just by watching comedians. Now ill be surprised if i havent left anything out, or got something wrong, so please feel free to post your ideas.

The truth is that you all know this. Just not the techniques behind it. You may not be consciously aware of them. So youtube! and test!

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