By Ninad Tatke.
Some people can have God Gifted Talent of humour, all I have a talent of befriending the jesters and wise men. What these people have in common is that they are funny.
Last year I had wondered why comedy is hard. Now I say that comedy is easy.
All I know about comedy is that it is a mind game.
Comedy is easy when it is elegant. When it comes, people should say ha, yes so true, or damn why i never thought of it. Comedians live in the world where chickens cross the roads with motives questioned or with puns and riddles or noises or faces, or good old body language. With elegance, another element that comedians have is simplicity. Third element natural comedians have is control. They know the line between funny and annoying. Ofcourse they are observant, they do love life and they can be on your nerve at many times. But with funny power, comes serious responsibility.
So funny people basically talk on things we already know, but ofcourse there are exceptions like Raju Shirvastav who build up logical imaginative worlds which make us laugh.
But I think that the 3 things. Elegance, (which cant be added /is present right from the start), Simplicity and Control are important not just for comedy, but to live life powerfully and to live the life you love.
I am assuming at this point that this is all done with practice (hard work), and innovation (creating value).
Hence to be good at anything (not just comedy) is all a mind game provided you get the elements right.
Some people can have God Gifted Talent of humour, all I have a talent of befriending the jesters and wise men. What these people have in common is that they are funny.
Last year I had wondered why comedy is hard. Now I say that comedy is easy.
All I know about comedy is that it is a mind game.
Comedy is easy when it is elegant. When it comes, people should say ha, yes so true, or damn why i never thought of it. Comedians live in the world where chickens cross the roads with motives questioned or with puns and riddles or noises or faces, or good old body language. With elegance, another element that comedians have is simplicity. Third element natural comedians have is control. They know the line between funny and annoying. Ofcourse they are observant, they do love life and they can be on your nerve at many times. But with funny power, comes serious responsibility.
So funny people basically talk on things we already know, but ofcourse there are exceptions like Raju Shirvastav who build up logical imaginative worlds which make us laugh.
But I think that the 3 things. Elegance, (which cant be added /is present right from the start), Simplicity and Control are important not just for comedy, but to live life powerfully and to live the life you love.
I am assuming at this point that this is all done with practice (hard work), and innovation (creating value).
Hence to be good at anything (not just comedy) is all a mind game provided you get the elements right.
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