My Thoughts on "Being Funny" – Part 3

#3: Physical humor connects.

I am a very physical communicator. I enjoy using body language to bring humor to a good story. Jim Carrey was the first one I really began watching and learning from in regards to using Physicality for humor. (Ace Ventura, Pet Detective continues to rank as one of my all time favorite movies, just because of Jim Carrey’s hilarious physical humor.)

People would rather see a story, than just hear one. (That’s why TV killed Radio 50 years ago…)

Physical humor gives you the ability to over-exaggerate something to a humorous degree. Try and tell a funny story without using your hands. That’s the power of physical humor in a microcosm.

Matt