Humor Academy: Funny and Easy techniques of humor creation

Name: Humor Academy: Funny and Easy techniques of humor creation
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Learn and practice the best humorous techniques and tricks of jokes creation and write your own Stand-Up monolog

Created bySviatoslav Sviaton

Last updated 12/2020

English

What you'll learn

In this course, we will analyze how humor works.
You will learn and practice the best humorous techniques and tricks.
We will analyze topics for jokes what you can joke about and jokes topics which are forbidden.
We will analyze how Stand-Up Comedy works and how professional comedians write monologues.
In the end of course you will be able to write your own Stand-Up monolog on a topic which interests you the most.
Taking this course definitely will help you to improve your sense of humor and will help you to use humor in your daily life.

Course content

3 sections • 36 lectures • 1h 7m total length

Introduction3:53
You will receive such knowledge and tools that, with the help of your imagination, your mental abilities and your ability to work, will give you the opportunity to give out humor, jokes and laughter. Sense of humor can be developed and improved and this has been confirmed by many outstanding comedians and stand-up comics.
Why do we need humor?2:44
Humor is a very important human assistant. Humor is a friend of people. Humor is the most peaceful weapon. Humor can relax and remove negative emotions almost from any situation. Humor is important everywhere - at work, when communicating with friends and colleagues with some other peoples.

Notepad for jokes.0:41
Notebook for your ideas.
What is a joke?3:38
You will learn about the main components of a jokes and how to analyze jokes.
Start joking now1:57
Start looking for something funny around you. Our brain needs constant work and if it is constantly working, then it will improve its humorous abilities, new neural connections will appear and it will be much, much easier to joke.
Mistakes in humor and forbidden topics.3:54
Before we learn how to joke correctly, we will learn how not to do it, and what exactly is forbidden topics for humor.
Self-Irony.3:00
Self-irony is one of the most necessary things in humor and if you do not have self-irony, then you need to develop it.
Imagination Part 12:05
Your imagination - is an essential tool for making jokes. Humor is created in the head using your imagination and you come up with all sorts of moves and solutions that would be funny.
Imagination part 21:17
We continue to develop imagination as this is one of the most important abilities of a humorist.
Imagination Part 30:20
In this lesson, we will develop visual humor using our imagination.
Association2:31
You will learn what is association and how it is works.
Positive view of the world2:25
A positive thinking and a positive view on the world are needed for you to be in a good mood and you will better notice everything that is happening around you regarding humor.
Comparison1:35
Comparison is a powerful technique in humor and many jokes are based on comparing things that are far from each other.
Comparison plus Imagination0:42
We continue to develop the technique of comparisons and improvisation.
Metaphors1:48
In this lesson you will learn what is a metaphors and how to use them in humor.
Exaggeration Part 11:33
In this lesson you will learn what is exaggeration and how to use it in humor.
Exaggeration Part 20:33
We continue to develop our practical exaggeration skill.
Two contexts1:30
In this lesson you will learn what is two contexts technique and how to use it in humor.
Brain development exercise0:35
In this lesson you will learn amazing brain development exercise.
Improvisation Part 12:23
In this lesson you will learn about improvisation and how to develop it.
Improvisation Part 21:01
In this lesson you will learn and practice re-sound execise.
Plus in minus0:40
In this lesson, you will learn about the plus in minus exercise and how to use it in humor.
Acting skill1:03
In this lesson, you will improve your Acting skill.
Puns1:30
In this lesson, you will learn about puns and practice in creation of them.
Exercise to develop the speed of thinking and improvisation3:00
In this lesson, you will learn and practice Radio exercise.
If it is true, what else could be true?1:10
In this lesson, you will learn about "If it is true, what else coud be true" humoroгs technique and practice in creation of jokes with this technique.
Unsuccessful jokes2:04
In this lesson, you will learn how to behave yourself if your joke fails, and how to prepare for it.
Proffessional comedians1:13
In this lesson you will learn about the work of professional comedians.
Irony1:23
In this lesson, you will learn about Irony and practice in creation of jokes.
Failed expectation1:36
In this lesson, you will learn about the failed expectation effect and learn how to use it in humor.
Failed expectation with the list of three technique1:07
In this lesson you will learn about list of three technique.
Stand-Up3:52
In this lesson, you will learn about Stand-Up Comedy.
Brief summary of the course and Associative thinking development2:20
In this lesson we will take brief summary of the course and we will practice our associative thinking.

Preparation for the Exam3:23
You will learn about main components of a good Stand-Up Monolog and how to pick topic for your monolog.
Exam1:38
In this exam, you need to use all the humorous techniques of the course and write Stand-Up monologue on the topic that interests you the most.
The End1:01
This is the final part of our course and I really hope you enjoyed this course and you will use this knowledge and practical exercises in the future. Thank you very much for being with us.

Requirements

Be able to understand English.

Description

In this course, we will analyze how humor works, you will learn and practice the best humorous techniques, we will analyze topics for jokes what you can joke about and jokes topics which are forbidden. We will pump up your humorous muscles to make it better and more useful. The main task of the course is to open for you the boundless world of humor, immerse you in this world and teach you to feel great in it. Taking this course definitely will help you to improve your sense of humor and will help you to use humor in your daily life.

You will learn to joke even funnier and better than before, or if you didn't joke at all before, then at least somehow you will start joking. After completing this course, you will definitely begin using humorous tricks and your life will become more interesting because of the humor and good mood.

Everyone has a sense of humor, someone is at a low level, someone in the middle, and someone at a high-level right up to heaven, but not all people improve this sense of humor or are going to improve. This course is specifically designed to awake in you this sense of humor.

You will receive such knowledge and tools that, with the help of your imagination, your mental abilities and your ability to work, will give you the opportunity to give out humor, jokes and laughter. Sense of humor can be developed and improved and this has been confirmed by many outstanding comedians and stand-up comics.

In the end of course you will be able to create a Stand-Up monolog that intersts you the most, with help of the best humorous techniques and tricks.

Who this course is for:

People who want to learn how to joke funny and understand how humor works and learn to be creative.
People who want to learn Stand Up comedy and to create Stand-Up monolog.

Humor Academy: Funny and Easy techniques of humor creation

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 7min

Study and practice section31 lectures • 54min

Exam section3 lectures • 6min

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