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THINKIN’ FUNNY [5]: Premise, Setup, and Punchline

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Post published:June 22, 2021
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Humor is reason gone mad. - Groucho Marx Why Do We Laugh?One of the keys to thinkin’ funny is understanding what causes laughter.Of course, how laughter’s created is a debatable…

THINKIN’ FUNNY [4]: Difference Between Saying Funny Things and Saying Things Funny

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:June 13, 2021
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Some people say funny things, but I say things funny. - Don Rickles Who’s the funniest person where YOU work?Why are they so funny?Do they say funny things?Or do they…

THINKIN’ FUNNY [3]: Serious People Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:June 2, 2021
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The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain Serious People Often Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental A frog by itself…

THINKIN’ FUNNY [2]: Create laughs with these 3 creative secret weapons

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:May 18, 2021
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I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anyone tell you different.. - Kurt Vonnegut Hey there! Welcome back to the Thinkin’ Funny Blog…

THINKIN’ FUNNY [1]: The #1 Reason Serious People Are NOT Funny

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:May 12, 2021
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Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. – Will Rogers People have a sense of humor, even if it’s not a good…

The best (and first) improv scene I ever did taught me the difference between hearing and listening

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:June 8, 2019
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The first official improv scene I ever did was, by all accounts, brilliant. And that’s not meant as a brag but as a setup to my eventual downward spiral. It…

How to Punch-Up your writing, even if you’re not terribly funny

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:April 20, 2019
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What if I told you that even if you’re not terribly funny, you can still effectively punch-up whatever you’ve just written? In the film and television industry, they pay humorous…

Hecklers and Haters are Harmless and Helpful

Post author:Mike Lukas
Post published:March 26, 2019
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For twenty-four years, I toured the world as a comedy entertainer, and every night of it, there was a decent chance I’d get heckled. Hecklers are some comics’ worst nightmare,…