ten tips on being the class clown

by: tristan olson

#1

Know the audience, a knock-knock joke won’t be funny to a group of senior citizens.

#2

Know the joke! If you mess up or forget the punch line, then the whole joke will be RUINED.

#3

Don’t tell jokes that everybody already knows, you won’t be funny and you’ll look like a…

…LOSER

#4

Keep ‘em short. Lots of details and a long plot will take away from the humorous content.

#5

Don’t steal jokes from stand-up comics. Jokes are material, and it is how they earn a living.

#6

Raunchy and dirty jokes are NOT classy and can be offensive so please, try to avoid them.

Stay classy…

#7

Make fun of your own flaws. If you joke about someone else’s then they will take it personally and might give you a tear instead of a chuckle.

#8

The humor doesn’t have to come from a joke. Lots of situations that people laugh at often come from character exaggeration and vocal expression.

#9

Remember that this is a classroom so your jokes should occur at appropriate times, unless you want to face the wrath of the teacher!

#10

The point of being humorous is to make everyone laugh so just

have fun with it!

THE END… YAY