Stephen Colbert: How To Be Funny

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Here are 3 jokes that are guaranteed to make people laugh. Stephen Colbert is one of the most popular comedians on television today and it is largely due to his ability to think on his feet and make people laugh. He is a fantastic person to model if you want to know how to be funny.

Today we’re going to talk about three goto jokes that form the foundation of Colbert’s humor. Once you learn these, it will be easy to be funny. Jokes will start to come to you on the fly and you’ll have people laughing without even trying.

0:38 The first joke Stephen Colbert learned from his time in improv is The Fake Out
1:38 a literal formula you can steal from Stephen Colbert for how to be funny
2:11 how to be good at improv comedy
2:35 Stephen Colbert's favorite joke on The Colbert Report was The Caricature, a great technique for how to be funny
5:14 The best of Stephen Colbert's improv background shows every time he uses "yes and". This is my favorite technique for how to be funny, because it creates a great team dynamic and make everyone around you laugh
7:35 How to make this a habit so that it's easy to come up with something funny on the spot

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