Instant Humor

How to Be Funny Instantly!

Non-Fiction - Humor/Comedy
66 Pages
Reviewed on 05/06/2016
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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite

Instant Humor: How to be Funny Instantly! by The INSTANT Series is a look at humor, a look at how to be funny and how to use it to get where you want to be. We all know that when we are in the presence of a funny person, we feel better. And we see that it’s the funny people who seem to have all the fun. Although some people seem to be born funny or are naturally funny, what about those who aren’t? Can you make yourself funny? This book contains a number of useful tips and the formula that you need to be funny. Yes, that’s right; there is a formula. There is a structure to being funny that, whether you see it or not, is present whenever a comedian stands up on the stage. Let the INSTANT series take you through the structure, the steps, and the tips to help make you become a funnier person overnight.

Instant Humor: How to Be Funny Instantly by The INSTANT Series was something quite different. I never realized exactly what went into being a funny person. It always seemed to me that some people are just born naturally funny while others aren’t or have to work really hard at it. This book teaches the reader quite a bit, mainly that you must be able to see a funny side to a situation, that you must be able to think outside the box, and that you mustn’t worry too much about the consequences of your humor – I believe the last is easier said than done in many cases. However, this book does contain some useful tips, and if you are the kind of person that likes to be surrounded by others, to be the center of attention and enjoy being funny and having fun, then this book is for you. This isn’t just about being a funny person though; it’s all about gaining confidence in life and, if it can help you to do that, then it is worth every cent. It isn’t a long book, but it is packed with useful information and is written in a way that you can easily follow.

donaghy

This book is short, sweet and to the point. It is structured very well and flows from topic to topic nicely so it was really a pleasure to read. I initially thought it was odd to try to analyze comedy like this book did, but the author ended up making good points and really was able to illustrate good techniques for putting together jokes. The book described different steps for different scenarios and it was very specific in teaching the reader how to properly put together good jokes. There were also examples and exercises for the reader which are always helpful in an instructional book.

The overall format of the book made it flow very nicely and it was good to read. It went logically from point to point and it wasn't confusing at any part. It was also rather short, and one could easily read the book in one sitting.

There were, however, numerous grammar errors throughout the reading. While these didn't have a huge impact on the books' message or the reading experience overall, they were noticeable. Otherwise, this is a good, informative book and certainly worth the read.

Samuel Garcia

The e-book Instant Humor shows how to be funny, and how to apply humor to make life easier and more bearable and funner in the long run. It tries to develop the five senses of humor in you.

It compresses humor to a think-out-of-the-box formula of originality, formulation, and spontaineity then applies this formula to categories of humor. For example, it applies it to an easy form of humor where one makes fun of themselves.

The book also provides you with a way to maintain humor over the long term. It clearly defines that humor is an attitude, but also a method to be practiced. The book teaches you how to look at every day things in such another way that there is irony.

There was some dry parts and some silly parts. But if one practices them, one should see how it relates to exercising humor. The book was pretty short, however, it is valuable, especially if you just want to be a tad bit more funny. (Not funny tasting, funny smelling, or funny looking, but you get the point;). A pretty alright and worthy read.

Erin

The most important lessons in Instant Humor are that you need to disregard the possible consequences of your jokes, and that you need to think outside of the box. By doing those two things, you'll quickly be on your way to being funnier. If your sense of humor needs a bit more help, though, Instant Humor can definitely help you. By brushing up on your humor skills, you'll inevitably make more people like you and want to be around you.
Instant Humor helped me a ton. After all, people like funny people, and like being around people who are fun. Why not work on becoming that fun person yourself? I did, with the help of Instant Humor, and it worked extremely well. The first time I spoke to my now boyfriend, I opened with a joke after getting confidence and humor tips from Instant Humor, and it worked. I can’t recommend Instant Humor enough.

blueskies982

This is a review for the audio version. I liked "Instant Humor" because I'm pretty shy and I want to learn ways to break the ice! This book helped me learn how to formulate jokes in an effective, natural way. Making people laugh helps them relax and I think this will help me in my teaching. There aren't any characters in this story but the book is written in a way that's easy to follow. Very user friendly. This is a relatively short book so it's easy to listen to in one sitting. I listened to it while I was driving to work. There are parts I'd like to review, of course, to get more out of it.

Josh N

When I usually read books I like to sit down and just read, however I was running short on time. So I decided to turn to audiobooks so I could listen to it as I moved around in my day. As I was looking through the audiobooks I found is one about instant humor and thought that even though I am a kind of funny guy I could improve.

One of the things that first noticed about the book was that it started out first defining humor and why it was a trait that was good to have. As the book defined what humor is, it gave the big picture of what humor is and then moved on to refine the picture into smaller pieces that were easier to understand.

Then once the foundation was laid it started to begin building the support beams for the rest of the structure. With each support beam a reason for its importance was given. Along with those support beams there were practice exercises given to help sure there was a good connection.

This audiobook was laid out in such a manner that it was easy to listen to and follow the things that were being said. It gave the whole picture so an end result could be seen. Then started breaking down that big picture into smaller pieces that a clear understanding could to be formed. Then put those smaller pieces into action with practice exercises that explained how to put those ideas into everyday life.