Originally posted by §P0oONY
So you're asking: "How can you tell if theyfound it amusing or offensive?"Erm... It's kind of obvious through their reaction. no?
The poster is asking "How can you tell if they will find it amusing or offensive?"
Note the key phrases "will be well received" and "before you make it" that indicate when the evaluation is taking place.
Two days ago I presented a carefully worded question to a 'friend' using lyrics in the chorus of The Bed Intruder Video which has been, and is currently making headlines worldwide.
I have a rough idea of what they think is funny and what they don't think is funny.
Long story short The joke was not well received.
Hence my desire to discuss ways in which a regular guy or girl with no experience as a professional stand up artist or comedian can determine ahead of 'time' whether a spontaneous attempt at humor will ellicit a positive or a negative reaction.
Originally posted by ZampanóRegardless ,the question is stupid. There is simply no way to answer it. Obviously one should know the company they keep and what will offend them. It's a simple case of vetting the inappropriate. If it's spur of the moment like th op stated then you don't pre-analyse in the first place.... Hence it being spur of the moment. In a casual setting amoungst friends it shouldn't really matter anyway. They know what kind of person you are anyway, there is no need to feel paranoid about a little joke you used.
No.The poster is asking "How can you tell if they will find it amusing or offensive?"
Note the key phrases "will be well received" and "before you make it" that indicate when the evaluation is taking place.
As for stand up comics and such test their new material amoungst material they already know works when on stage, gauging the audience's reaction. Every comedian has died on stage at some point in their career.
Originally posted by shiv
.. a joke/sketch or witty remark made -on the spur of the moment- will be well received or viewed as an offensive and/or threatening gesture before you make it? Even in the spur of the moment.Discuss..
If you know your audience you can guess very well whether a joke will be well received.
As for stand up comics and such test their new material amoungst material they already know works when on stage, gauging the audience's reaction. Every comedian has died on stage at some point in their career.
That's right. There is no 100% guarantee that an audience will laugh. The way I see it, if I find something funny chances are the audience will too. And remember stand-up comedy audiences have paid to laugh and are expecting to laugh so it's not as hard as it seems, just be confident and you'll get laughs even if what you're saying is truly sick.
Re: Is there a way to determine whether..
Originally posted by shiv
.. a joke/sketch or witty remark made -on the spur of the moment- will be well received or viewed as an offensive and/or threatening gesture before you make it?Discuss..
I doubt it, there´s some many different people with varying "Humour" levels and tastes.
I live in Germany and like to crack the odd joke, quite often I get a bewildered stare as if to say "WTF is he on". I won´t say Germans have no sense of humour, but it´s different.
The same for the USA, I watch some comedy series and don´t find them funny at all, where as others like "the big bang theory" has me in stitches.