Stop me if this has happened to you. You're hanging out with a group of people you've just met and you decide to show off a wee bit by telling that hilarious joke you've been saving for just such a moment.
Sadly, only halfway through it you forget how the rest goes, improvise poorly, and fumble through the punch line, earning yourself a weak chorus of strained laughter from your polite but unamused audience.
Humiliating, isn't it?
The good news is you can learn how to deliver a joke just right to crack your audience up. Anyone can be funny as long as they've got the ground rules down. The tips shared in the full article have been gleaned from the advice and findings of several profesional comedians.
