Humorous Life Lessons And The Emotional Response

By Sarah Price


Whether being told by an individual or comedian, it can often be difficult to discern good jokes from bad or inappropriate ones. As humor is defined as anything which creates a laughter response in others, even bad or inappropriate jokes can be funny to some while offensive to others. When it comes to humorous life lessons, individuals often respond in laughter while also learning to never repeat the same action.

When it comes to comedies and sit-coms such as Madhouse, RV and others, individuals can often learn some invaluable lessons. For example, before heading out on a road trip, it might be feasible to assure an RV is in proper working condition. Whereas, when putting up Christmas lights, it is always best to check the strand and electrical outlets before hanging in, on or around a house. Still, when watching these movies the audience is prone to laughter, thus inducing an emotional response.

Generally, anyone laughing in response to a joke is often considered to have a sense of humor. There are instances in which creating material or telling jokes is inappropriate. For example, jokes related to disability, gender, lifestyle, race, religion, sexual orientation or other personal issues often offend rather than entertain.

Most often, those lacking a sense of humor have been offended by the material. Otherwise, it could be that the individual did not understand or grasp the meaning behind the material. As reception is often based on taste and personal knowledge, these are often the two main reasons why a joke or story does not promote a response in the audience.

Activities and actions which promote laughter can often include telling original jokes based on life experience, small world stories and children trying to explain a situation in which comparisons are often different from reality. Personal experiences which are out of the ordinary can also be funny at times. Whereas, there are movement classes such as laughter yoga which also have the ability of creating a humorous response among attendees.

Whether education, culture, maturity, radio, sports, television or personal experience, these are areas from which great humor can often be derived. Also, by working from personal experience, comedians and others can often avoid offending audience members based on personal identity and appearance. As such, it is often best to create material before taking the stage rather than using personal attacks as a form of entertainment.

Like with other forms of entertainment, it is always good when telling a joke or story that audiences be age appropriate. Otherwise, the joke or story could be retold at school or church without a child understanding the overall impact. Whereas, adults often enjoy more advanced and satirical forms of humor like those performed on stage by comedians or found in a number of television sit-coms.

Whether jokes or good, bad or inappropriate, laughter itself is a good thing. In fact, recent research shows that the response can often have an overall healing effect. As such, laughing at children, explaining a personal funny experience or telling a joke is often good for body, mind and spirit.




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