I keep hearing about how you shouldn’t laugh over your own jokes but when I watch a video or listen to a podcast, I find it much more authentic and likable when they laugh over their own jokes in a conversation. You know, vibes.
People who say you shouldn’t laugh at your own jokes are either sad, sad people or have never told a funny joke or story ever.
There’s jokes and stories I’ve been saying for 20 years that still make me laugh as I’m saying it.
Be a man, laugh at your own jokes.
Followed your advice, now my husband complains I’m not the woman he married anymore.
Laughing sounds like one of them “emotions” that aren’t sposed to exist for real manly men, so says the teevee
- Cleetus
Oh, laugh if you feel like laughing!
Life is too short to worry about what should be done in which vibe.
As long as they’re not obnoxiously loud and saying something that’s actually funny, I think it’s completely normal. People usually say funny things that they find funny so it would be natural for them to laugh a little.
I have a guy at my work who does this, he half shouts some unfunny thing like “Are you watching porn on your computer?” Then laughs really loudly while everyone else is silent.
If someone is about to tell me a joke and start laughing mid first sentence it’s a sign that is either going to be very good or so bad it will become good.
Let them laugh!
This right here is the best answer in my opinion. Regardless of the story, the teller is just so into it that they can’t stop laughing. You’re probably going to end up laughing with them.
It depends on the joke: most are funny regardless, but for some jokes a straight/deadpan delivery is part of the humor.
I am indifferent to it because i think it is just logical that people laugh about their own jokes. They have a thought that makes them laugh so they want to share it.
Why should I share a joke that doesn’t make me laught?
It depends on why they’re laughing for me. Lots of terribly unfunny people essentially provide their own real time laugh track to signal “This is the funny part, laugh please,” which gets old real quick. They also tend to laugh incredibly hard at their own jokes, far more than is merited by the actual joke. Unfunny people trying to force a joke like that get old fast.
On the other hand, I don’t take issue with having a bit of a laugh with everyone else when you land a good one. On rare occasion, there are even jokes that wind up funnier because they’re just so hilarious that the person telling them can hardly get them out without busting up themselves.
I probably said the joke because I thought it was funny and so it’s really difficult not to laugh and I don’t care what anyone thinks because I’m an idiot
I think I depends on the laugh for me. Like I don’t mind a haha this is a joke kind of laugh. But a haha omg I am the funniest person alive type of laugh would be met with some ridicule.
Hard to I explain the difference in text, but hopefully you get the gist!
I feel like “don’t laugh at your own jokes” is a piece of ancient wisdom from the entertainment industry.
Like, if you’re a performer and you’re laughing so hard that you can’t get the punchline out, then it prevents people from actually hearing the joke.
When you consider that performers in traditional media have a limited time slot to work in, then taking a break to laugh could be considered a waste or unprofessional.
I don’t think that long-format content has the same problem. If you’re making an online video or a podcast then you’re not limited by time. Authenticity is more important than fitting into a five minute set
If it takes them several attempts to tell me something and they’re laughing all the way through it, I assume it’s going to be bad or underwhelming.
I’ve personally heard some of the best ones were when someone keeps themselves steadied enough to tell what a funny story is or what a joke is but then break into laughter towards the end. Just enough to finish the bit.
OK with laughing over your own joke, but if you burst out and are not even able to finish uttering it, then I think this is a bit childish.
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I think those are the best ones.
Sure. But others must also have a chance to hear them too.
If you don’t laugh at your own joke, then it’s probably not funny.
I used to have a college professor who would always laugh at his own jokes. Always. His class only laughed maybe half the time. I didn’t mind much because he was a cool guy in general.
I hate when people laugh at my jokes, let alone someone laughs at their own. Laughter is such a horrible noise.
Laughter is also highly contagious, so you better watch out. There have been reports of entire office floors and classrooms succumbing to uncontrollable fits of giggles, causing productivity rates to plummet. In some cases, the laughter epidemic has spread across neighborhoods, turning typically stoic morning commutes into a cacophony of chuckles and snorts. Health authorities are advising to limit exposure to particularly humorous individuals and to steer clear of gatherings where a particularly irrisponsible individual stands on stage aiming to infect everyone in the audience with a severe case of laughter.
Maybe for some but I’ve never laughed due to others laughing. I can’t recall the last time I laughed recently. I tend to avoid it because it’s such an uncomfortable feeling. Like you’ve got hiccups and coughing at the same time. It’s easy to avoid though because it’s not my reaction to things others laugh at.
Sounds truly exceptional. Other people don’t consider it uncomfortable at all.
I’m aware
Have you considered making an AMA? There are so many questions already brewing.
Why? I don’t think there would be much interest or much to say
I thought enjoying it was as common as being able to breathe air or drink water. Apparently not. Maybe there are lots of people like this, and we never knew.
Who hurt you?
