It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what will make a woman laugh. A guy has to have a little bit of charm, and you really can’t
teach charm.
If you’re trying to be funny, one thing is for sure: Don’t steal my act. Prop comedy just doesn’t translate to funny in social situations, and it’s even hard for other comedians to pull off. I’ve challenged comics to write me a prop and they couldn’t.
Comedians have done plays on words, but writing a visual joke is something else. A rubber chicken isn’t enough. I have to write my own material and make my own props, because no one sells what I need—like the paper-cup-and-string telephone with a third cup for call waiting. I’m happy not only that I have my own style but that I’ve been an original from the very start.
Be real
I think people in general like to laugh at things they can relate to. It’s about shared experiences or thoughts, and it can be anything.
Here’s a current example: the kid that just had sex with his teacher [the Debra Lafave case]—which is disgusting. Men and women have decidedly different opinions about the humor of that situation. Women think it’s disgusting and guys are like, “Cool, how did that happen?”
I talked about that during a radio interview promoting one of my shows. I said, “I couldn’t find a date, so I had to book a show. How sad, a fourteen-year-old kid in school nailed his teacher. Not only am I not getting any action; I definitely wasn’t getting any when I was fourteen. So, that sucks.”
The guys were laughing, but the girl wasn’t.
“That’s disgusting, though,” the girl said. The guys were still laughing. “But that’s nasty,” she said.
And I said, “I know, it’s nasty. I am just saying it is the truth.” Sometimes the truth is really funny.
The Carrot Top experience
If you really want to get a woman to laugh, just tell her how rotten men are. Women love to hear how stupid we are. I tell a joke every night in my show specifically about women and the guys laugh. Then the guys say, “Dude, stop! I’m not supposed to laugh at this.” And then I reverse it and say something about men and then the whole crowd goes nuts.
I think the truth is, if you can share the experience of something that has happened to you, people will laugh. All the world is a prop.
About the Author: Carrot Top is one of the most popular and successful comedians in America. Each year he stars for fifteen weeks in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, headlines another hundred plus concerts across the country, and makes dozens of television appearances. Thanks to becoming a celebrity TV pitchman for 1-800-CALL-ATT, he’s a household name. (He got the job when he told them, “I love telephones.”)
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