Funny people are often appreciated because they are easily attracted to people. It’s a good thing to appear as a funny person.
Here are a few tips you can practice to appear as a funny person
1. Ensure you tell interesting jokes not boring ones
2. Says thing that is based on real-life experience
3. Know all the trending news
4. Smile and laugh about their jokes
5. Associate with other funny people
6. watch a lot of comedies
7. Practice being funny
8. Makes your jokes on your own expense
Lastly, listen carefully, and observe the person's facial reaction to know if the person is in line with what you are saying. Also, you need to be mindful of your listener(s) expressions, make sure they are not angry or sad with what you are saying.
There are some people who aspire to be funny because they want to show the world that they are fun to be with. In order to be funny, you can think about jokes that you may want to use depending on the crowd of people that you are with. It is likely that you will be able to come up with some jokes that they can appreciate.
The thing is, you need to tell the jokes at exactly the right time. When you say that jokes, that is the time when people may laugh or not appreciate your attempt. It may take some practice but it will not be too hard for people who are naturally funny.
Psychologytoday.com has a very helpful article called “Eight Steps to Becoming a Funnier Person”. The steps are in no particular order but they include: basically don’t be shy and don’t be afraid to take risks. Not everything you try will succeed and if it doesn’t, try something else. Steps two through five are very similar.
They say to watch and actually study comedies by watching comedy specials and movies and attend local comedy clubs to observe what’s actually funny about the material and the artist, and then practice, a lot. The article also suggests learning one good joke, appropriate for most audiences, and practice it so you can tell it well. Perhaps the last two steps are the best: adopt a humorous outlook and don’t be afraid to be a little “edgy”.