Trying to be funny. Describe your sense of humor.

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mr. creosote was my fave python character

I have a brother just like that. His sense of humor is raunchy and immature, but all his friends love it. When I used to hang with him as kids, I would try to interject a little clever humor in with the filth, and rather than get a laugh, all I got was crickets and blank looks.

IMHO most people are selfish and won't share any of the limelight. phooey on 'em.

Not sure what its called, but pathetic failure can be hilarious, especially if there is an endearing element of surprise. Screaming is funny (as long as no one is actually in danger). I like irony. I do well with word humor, sometimes crossing over into bodily-function humor -- for example, my mom farted and I replied, "That's where oats, peas, beans and barley go."

my late mother [Japanese] used to relate to me an old Japanese aphorism about how when the fart leaves the fart eye, it travels down each pant leg, then meets at the ankles and says "goodbye."

Same for me, though I think I could be summed up as "facetious".

I used to have a very silly, 'absurdist' type sense of humour, mostly inspired by my mother (who'll laugh for the silliest reasons), but as I've matured and grown a fair bit more cynical, I've done away with the absurdism, and am now mainly known for my deadpan comments/observations, sometimes peppered with snark and sarcasm. At least offline. Online I often feel more frivolous because I am usually among kindred spirits, and my style of joking is a lot more silly. But I'm never the funniest person in any company.

I love comedy. I find Ellen DeGeneres' natural, easy-going, self-depreciating humor the best. I listen to comedians like Jim Gaffigan and my sides split. Jerry Seinfeld's brand of humor is classic. The list goes on.

I can LISTEN to others be funny all day long. It's much harder to BE funny...my mind is not fluid and fast enough to be on the performing end of comedy.

On the other hand, being silly or slapstick like a little kid or one of the Three Stooges, I do quite well. That doesn't take the sophistication and speed you need to be a Comedy Central giant.

My humour is so wired that my colleges, when I was working said they should lend a drill in the shop an make lobotomy, on me.

But I replied that my humour probably wold worsen.

I like it.



This might be why I love "bad" movies -- the sci-fi and horror films from the 50s and 60s that are so poorly executed in every sense of the word, that you can't help but laugh at them. Mystery Science Theatre 3000 made mocking films like that hip, but I was doing that a decade before they were. I guess I shouldn't make fun; after all, they take the chance on doing what they love, even if they aren't any good at it. I should be so motivated.

You are probably right.

I've been told that I'm satirical in nature ( I agree).

I like silly, but I have to be very comfortable with who I am with to be silly... I like Jimmy Fallon, and Louie.

I miss jay leno.

I liked Jay. Heck... I liked Johnny.

jack paar and steve allen [the granddaddy of all tonight show hosts] also.