Yet something in that shopping centre may germinate the seed of an idea in the comedian’s mind that they will propagate for weeks to come and may eventually grow to maturity and bear fruit. For comedians, life is full of ‘waiting to be discovered’ humour.

Take any situation and think of alternative meanings to make it humorous. Here’s an example. "I was on my way to the shops and your dog went for me!" Think of alternate meaning to ‘your dog went for me’ i.e. the dog attempted to bite him, and reply "that’s impressive; it never went to the shops for me before!" The listener is nudged from the predicted path making the story humorous.

10. My final top tip on being funny is related to having the confidence to be funny. Confidence is a state of mind. It is what you believe. Your beliefs are mostly a matter of faith and apply in more areas than just the spiritual. Believe in yourself and it will strengthen your ability to make people laugh. Have that faith and you can realise your full potential. Stand-up, be funny and afterwards think carefully about how you can make your performance better the next time. Whatever you do – have fun doing it.

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