The essentials of Commercial Humor

In this time of extreme tensions and stress it is very important that we have some entertainment around us. Humor is an essential part of the distressing mechanism. Having sense of humor is not a cup of tea for all. Some people have the real sense of humor. And few have been able to make their sense of humor commercially available too.

There are several comedians who have become celebrities just because of their ability to make people laugh. Humor or creating humor is not an easy task at all. It needs a lot of talent to make commercial humor. The essentials of commercial humor are :

# One must be perfect in timing: Yes, the throw of dialogue and the pace of the speech create the rhythm of the humor. The audience should be able to understand, respond and then should come the next throw of dialogue.

# Clean and simple Humor: The humor should be clean and for everyone. It should not be embarrassing and insulting to anyone. It should not contain vulgarity. It has to be acceptable by all.

# Non Political Humor: A comedian should not get involved in political comments. He or she should not play humor which can be insulting to any politician or which creates other political controversies. Some amongst the audience might have adverse political views and the comedian’s comments can enrage such audience.

# Non Religious Humor: As it is advised to avoid political comments, making religious comments should also be avoided. Making them might hurt religious sentiments of some.

Over and above all, Humor is an inbuilt individual talent. It usually comes out spontaneously. Sense of humor should be used to entertain the self and others. It’s a priceless talent. It should be used as a medicine and not as a commodity.

Linus Orakles
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