Are you the “not funny” person at work? Wish you could get a laugh? From Vicky Kuperman and her husband, Max Cohen, both New York-based comedians, here are 6 Steps to Telling a Joke:
1. Use jokes sparingly. “Humor is all about the unexpected, and no one expects it less than from the unassuming quiet person,” Cohen says. “So say something with confidence, and not that often, and then you’ll be known as that really funny dry IT guy.”
2. Find common ground. Kuperman says that context is key. “Be topical, and know what the collective conscious is thinking about. It’s much easier to joke about things people are already thinking about because you have a common set of references and resources to pull from.”
3. Timing is key. You have to tell your joke as it’s happening, not two hours later.
4. Master the punchline. When you’re setting up a joke, Kuperman says to make sure that the punchline takes your audience somewhere unexpected.
5. Test your material. “Start making jokes on social media if you’re scared to make one out loud and see your response,” says Kuperman.
6. Be prepared to fail, because you will. “Be okay with the fact that not every joke you make is going to be hysterical, hilarious and amazing,” he says, “and that doesn’t mean you’re any less of a funny person … unless all of your jokes have bombed.”
* When in doubt, fart. Always gets a laugh. Always. (use clip below)
CLIP: Fart sound.

* Need a joke for this story?
– How did the Spanish condiment identify itself? Soy sauce.
– What did the koalas say to the zookeeper after he trimmed their claws? “Eucalyptus!”
– Where does a Buddhist hide for a surprise party? In the present.
– Horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Why the long face?” And the horse says, “Because my alcoholism is destroying my family.”
– Two bums are walking down the street in New York City. One falls down the stairs into the subway, comes up the steps on the other side of the street. Second bum says, “Where were you?” First bum says, “I was in some guy’s basement. Boy, did HE have a set of trains.”
* I don’t know if you can just tell someone to be funny.
* Are you saying that someone like Jerry Seinfeld was walking around with zero clue and someone told him how to be funny?
* Frankly, I think the boy arrived funny.
* Plus, a three minute joke in 2017 is like a Charles Dickens novel. Who’s got the time?
* I know what this is: “Hey, we’re not getting enough standup gigs. Let’s come up with an alternative hustle here.”