There's the "funny guy in the office", who usually just repeats shit he's heard on television. Then there's actual funny, which my definition is: you can make strangers laugh, consistently.
It's easy to amuse your friends. How many girls do you know talk about their girlfriend who is JUST HILARIOUS. But then you meet her and she is cancer.
I think funny is something you're born with, but you can improve. If you have funny thoughts that barely make it out of your mouth, you can get better. People thought the guy who sat next to me in high school was hilarious, because he would just loudly repeat the things I said under my breath.
Most standup is indeed bad. That's because a) it's really fucking hard and b) crowds can be very different.
That's a whole different conversation, with different categories of comedians. The awful cruise ship comic doing material from the 90's makes 200k a year. He is successful with his audience. Russell Peters, a super nice guy that I'd classify as a club-level comic, has a private island. He kills with his audience.
It's also the only art form where your rehearsal is in front of drunk people. You can't just say the shit in your living room, you have to get up and test it.
Also, to the OP---what the fuck are you talking about? Kids are hilarious. My little niece says funnier stuff than most of the comics I know.
It's easy to amuse your friends. How many girls do you know talk about their girlfriend who is JUST HILARIOUS. But then you meet her and she is cancer.
I think funny is something you're born with, but you can improve. If you have funny thoughts that barely make it out of your mouth, you can get better. People thought the guy who sat next to me in high school was hilarious, because he would just loudly repeat the things I said under my breath.
Most standup is indeed bad. That's because a) it's really fucking hard and b) crowds can be very different.
That's a whole different conversation, with different categories of comedians. The awful cruise ship comic doing material from the 90's makes 200k a year. He is successful with his audience. Russell Peters, a super nice guy that I'd classify as a club-level comic, has a private island. He kills with his audience.
It's also the only art form where your rehearsal is in front of drunk people. You can't just say the shit in your living room, you have to get up and test it.
Also, to the OP---what the fuck are you talking about? Kids are hilarious. My little niece says funnier stuff than most of the comics I know.