Barry Kirkey (26/Extramask) Talks Comedy – LESSON 1

As promised, my friend Barry Kirkey (aka, “26″/”Extramask” from “The Game”) has provided his first installment on developing your sense of humor/comedy skills…and in particular, in how that relates to attracting women.

I’d like to thank him for his guest article on the How to Get a Girlfriend blog today…

And now, I hand the mic to Barry…

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Do you get frustrated in social situations because you can’t express your sense of humor? If you are, then you might get something out of this article.

If you can’t express your humor, you might even ask yourself whether you have a sense of humor at all!

I think the odds are in favor that you do have one; it’s just not expressed or developed to full potential. The bottom line is this: if you’re capable of laughing, there is hope for you.

I won’t dare suggest that developing humor is done easily, but it’s possible. Each individual learns at his/her own speed (unless you’re an idiot), so patience is a real virtue in this case.

People who are “funny” can usually retrieve information they already have in their head very quickly. They can access information almost at a whim and throw it into a joke every 30 seconds or less. Quick retrieval skills are sometimes a natural gift, but they can also be learned through exposure and practice – also known as experience.

Note:
Quick Retrieval is not to be confused with Quick Release. That has to do with masturbating. More on that in another article. Stupid.

This is an extremely complicated topic, as it touches on a number of different sciences (i.e. psychology, neuropsychology, anthropology, etc.), and would take several lifetimes to completely understand.

Instead of an in depth analysis and exploration (I’m not even intelligent.), I offer some small things you can do to kick-start the comedification process:

Focus on one person at a time. Bitch.

Pick a close friend who likes to laugh, and find out what type of jokes she likes. Unless you’re comfortable with it, don’t ask obvious questions outright – that would be giving yourself away, plus the answer might be too complicated – instead, try dropping hints like:

• “I want to rent a funny movie. Do you know any good old comedies?”
• “Did you watch The Office last night?”

Once you find out what she likes, you can drop subtle jokes. Here is a good example which I find very effective (especially in an office environment):

If you find out that she likes “Austin Powers” there is a joke in the first film where you can only see the top of his torso and his head. He pretends to go down an escalator, then an elevator simply by moving his knees downward. This joke is simple and surprisingly funny to almost everyone – and it works perfect with cubicle walls. You can even change it up, by doing a “floating head” or a “mini-Farris wheel.” (The trick is – keep your feet in the same spot, just contort your body as this needs to give the impression that your whole body is moving).

Okay, this might be a very simple example, but most people will find it very funny, as if they had never seen this joke before. Also, this is repeatable and gets people laughing each time.

Let me summarize my point: focusing your jokes on one person gives you some beginner experience on reading individual personalities and learning which jokes are effective with them. If you can practice this with more people, you’ll eventually be quicker at it, and you’ll be able to do it without even thinking.

Stick to the classics until you develop your own, comfortable style (urinate).

In my own mind, the floating Austin Powers joke is awesome. I don’t know that he invented it, but it works and it always will. This is also true with other forms of comedy, and I strongly recommend you explore comedy “roots” by looking at old shows/movies (i.e., The Three Stooges, the Marx Brothers, etc.), or old stand-up routines (Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, Mike Seaver, Kobe Bryant, Jesus, Titanic – the boat, President Dwight Eisenhower, etc.). By doing this, you can effectively develop your own roots over time.

Be careful though! Some of this old classic stuff is “Lame” and not funny anymore. But use that to your advantage. You can take people by surprise if you knowingly throw in a joke that’s very obviously bad. Here is an example:

There is an old show from the 1950’s called “They Honeymooners” starring Jackie Gleason. While the show itself may not be funny with the kids today, there are some “lil’ nuggets” in there that could work. Throughout the show you’ll notice that Gleason’s character sometimes uses gibberish words when under stress. My personal favorite is “A hamana hamana hamana.” Try using this with your peers at inappropriate times. It usually gets a laugh if you deliver it confidently.

These are just simple examples and simple ways of practicing jokes. Right now, simple is good because, overall, developing a great sense of humor is difficult and complicated. The best way to start is by using simple, easy-to-remember techniques. Simple.

Why? Because your mind will queue the simple jokes more readily, making it easier for you to perform them spontaneously. Do this regularly, and you’ve given yourself a healthy start on the path of being a funny-fuck! That’s the first step joke-face magee!

To learn more, please give me gold, and then eat me.

To Learn More About Barry Kirkey & His Revolution 31 Coaching/Consulting Company, Click Here:

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Thanks Barry!

Entertaining, right? Barry’s one of the best around here, and if you do give him gold, it will be VERY well spent…

He’ll be back next week with his next lesson, so stay tuned.

And I’ll be posting here again soon,

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