Wedding speech jokes, you can use them or lose them?

Humor can be a very difficult topic. What one person finds funny, to be able to find very offensive.

Humor is the use of the voice of the wedding, particularly difficult, because the typical audience consists of a wide range of ages, backgrounds and interests. You have to remember that what you find funny can be very offensive to someone else in the audience.

You are very careful of a wedding, a special day because it is the bride and groom, someone wants to do the last thing is to ruin through the poorly placed in the joke.

How do you use humor without offending anyone in the wedding, and the conclusion of the item itself is not valid in the meantime?

First, you need to think about all the references and you plan to use the stories. Any of them, as the case may be, is intended to be offensive to a group of users? One of the stories that the public do not know about the important people, or more importantly, should not know?

Perhaps the most important stories are appropriate? You do not want to talk about the bride or the groom from the conquests of their wedding day!

It is best to use humor, wedding, which is pretty relaxed and in the middle of the road. Remember that you are likely to be different views of the religious and political, and these are particularly difficult topics, the people are very strong views on it. Politics and religion is best avoided, unless you know that it is going very well, and was found to be amusing.

In the end with your wedding Party will be able to determine what can and what not, fun. Make sure that all the jokes and see them run because you do not want to ruin any bride and groom to date.

With some careful thought may include humor, wedding speech. Humor is a vital part of the wedding speech and want to make the audience laugh, as well as in the cry. Appropriate humor will ensure that your voice for a long time to get to unohdu.

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What Else Should You Know About Doing Standup Comedy Jokes?

There's a big difference between a funny guy making his friends laugh every time they get together and the lonely guy standing on a stage ready to deliver a comedy routine... you probably already know that... what else should you know?

You need to know something about your audience... these aren't your pals out there! Chances are you're well aware of that and you've probably been hanging around this place where you're going to do this gig, you've been kidding around with the wait staff, you've sat down with a drink to catch the mood of the usual crowd...

You can tell a lot about what will or will not go over just by the age of the audience... a joke about Nixon won't go over well if the audience is under the age of 30... what else should you know?

You better know who your competition is. That means you have to do some research... you can watch guys like Leno and Letterman on TV. You can also go to local comedy clubs so you can watch your immediate competition.

You'll be in a live laboratory, finding out what goes over and what doesn't, learning about the kind of material those working standup comedians are using.

You probably already know that not all routines are right for every audience... but how can you tell if some of your risque material might bomb?

If you had an audience of nuns it would be easy of course... but the only way you would know in advance about a regular mixed audience would probably be through the sleuthing you did by mingling as a regular customer and being friendly with the wait staff before you had your gig.

What else do you need to know? Knowing how you look is really important. You need to do your routine in front of a mirror, a lot of standup comedy is nuance... many times a certain look or expression is what makes people laugh... they'll be waiting for it and you better not change it!

After you're pleased with your act in front of a mirror and you're totally comfortable with it, perform it in front of friends and ask them to be honest about your performance... some friends won't have any trouble doing that!

What else do you need to know? You're going to need a manager... that's someone who'll want to get you gigs so he'll give you his honest opinion about your performance.

When you find a manager you can trust, you'll get professional feedback about your performance.

Fran Civile offers a review of a great resource for standup comedy routines including over 100 pages of free material at http://writingforcomedy.blogspot.com/.

3 Joke Minefields You Should Avoid at Work

Here's a common myth that plagues pretty much every office I've ever been to: Everybody appreciates a good joke. While we may desperately want this to be true, it's just not the case. While it may be a genuinely funny joke, it just might not fly in an office environment. Even if you think it's the funniest joke since the "I'm Rick James" era (which, by the way, is OVER), you should definitely consider saving it for after work during the following three situations:

Client Meetings

I can't emphasize this point enough, and I think I make it in every article I write about client interactions: You need to be extremely conscious of the image you present. Everything you say or do will be scrutinized by your clients, even if it's just subconsciously. Jokes can be a deal breaker when it comes to this image. Even if the client is cracking joke after joke, I would still be careful with your choice of funny anecdotes. It's ok to joke around a bit (if you have that kind of relationship with your client), but I would keep it "work safe", a.k.a something you would feel comfortable saying in front of your boss, the most sensitive person in the office, and your little sister.

The Water Cooler

This ranks up there as a dangerous place for two reasons: You're exposed to tons of people and because it's probably the one place in your office where you feel the most informal. A dangerous cocktail, this can lead to loose tongues and big trouble. I've mentioned it before, but you can never be sure who is listening to your conversations. I can also guarantee that not everyone will appreciate your joke about the sketchy sailor and his many misadventures. You don't want the next time you hear that joke to be in your boss's office as they ream you out.

Conference Calls

The mute button is always your friend. However, sometimes you forget to press it after your done talking, or maybe somebody else on the call with you took it off to speak when you left the room. Either way, dropping a joke during a conference call can have many unexpected consequences, such as everybody hearing it. If it's not appropriate for everybody on the call (which I can guarantee it never is), don't say it. Wait until you hear the click of freedom as your speaker phone disconnects from the call until you become Dave Chappelle.

Are these the only times you should have your joke filter on? Of course not. However, they are three of the places that I've seen the most problems occur for some of my co-workers, so you should definitely keep them in mind.

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Everyone Should Learn Three Inoffensive Jokes

A man who won millions in a lottery was once asked how the money had changed his life. The man answered: "People you to say I was rude and they now say I'm refreshing and I'm not witty where I once was a guy who new the punchlines to all he dirty jokes."

For anyone who does not have the luxury of being considered "witty" then learning a few inoffensive jokes is a must. This may not be as easy as it sounds as different people are offended by different things and some people are offended by almost anything. This not to say that there is not a time or place for the more colorful jokes.  These jokes should be avoid in public meetings, workplaces and when you first meet someone. Commonsense will go a long way in determining if a joke is safe to tell. Here are a few tips.

1) If the joke has offensive language which cannot be cleaned up then it should be saved for when you are with your friends.

2) Any joke that deals with any sexual situations or innuendos should likewise be avoided.

3) It should go without saying that racial jokes are big no. This also extents to nationality jokes as well. Telling a joke about a drunk Irishman or a penny-pinching Scot may seem harmless but people do take offense them just the same. Just because you are a member of a certain race or nationality does not give you the right to make self-deprecating jokes of that race or nationality.

4) Sexist jokes, whether about males or females, are also to be avoided.

5) You may think that blonde jokes, lawyer jokes or doctor jokes are safe to tell. If you do not know the professions of the people you are talking to, you may want to tread carefully.

Everyone should learn at least three inoffensive jokes to see them through any situation. To help with this task, three inoffensive jokes are listed below.

Joke 1

A man in a supermarket was pushing a cart which contained, among other things, a screaming baby. As the man proceeded along the aisles, he kept repeating softly, "Keep calm, Fred. Don't get excited, Fred. Don't yell, Fred."

A lady watched with admiration and then said, "You are certainly to be commended for your patience in trying to quiet little Fred."

"Lady," he declared, "I'm Fred!"

Joke 2

Why are there no romantic restaurants on the moon?  Because there is no atmosphere.

Joke 3

The cowboy lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh Tucson theatre.

When the usher came by and noticed this he whispered to the cowboy, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat."

The cowboy groaned but didn't budge.

The usher became more impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there, I'm going to have to call the manager.

The cowboy just groaned.

The usher marched briskly back up the aisle, and in a moment he returned with the manager. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move the cowboy, but with no success.

Finally, they summoned the police.

The cop surveyed the situation briefly then asked, "All right buddy, what's your name?"

"Sam," the cowboy moaned.

"Where ya from, Sam?"

With pain in his voice Sam replied "the balcony."

Brian Goethe runs the website http://www.cleanandfunny.com and understands the importance of not offending people with a joke.

The Joke's On You -- Who Should be the Butt of Your Jokes?

This article was prompted by something I heard (second hand) about the performance of a local magician at a child's birthday party. Now, granted, this wasn't done by a clown, but I've seen clowns doing similar things. As one of his tricks, he has a child (a young girl approximately 9 years old) holding two handkerchiefs knotted together. He pulls her hands apart, and instead of a third handkerchief appearing (or a flag, or whatever else) he has a pair of ladies' panties appear. The magician received the reaction he wanted: the audience laughed loud and long at the discomfiture of the young girl. She, however, was on the verge of tears, having been publicly humiliated, for having done nothing more than helping on stage when asked.

As I say, this prompted some thought on my part. The first thought I honestly had was about the insensitivity of this particular magician. My next thought was empathy and sympathy for the little girl. And my third thought was about how differently a clown would (or should) have handled that entire routine.

People think that a clown is someone who dresses foolishly, and does foolish things. This is correct, as far as it goes. It's also been said that a clown is a living cartoon, a Looney Tunes come to life, who sees and thinks differently than the 'normal' people. This, too, is true as far as it goes. But there's something deeper about being a clown.

As Floyd Schaffer puts it in his wonderful book, "If I Were a Clown", a clown is someone who lowers himself, in order to lift someone else up. This is not limited to any sort of theological context. David Ginn, one of my favorite authors, and a wonderful kid's magician, uses the same premise over and over in his book "Clown Magic" with his 'clown-in-trouble' routine. In short, when a trick doesn't work, it's never the fault of the child -- it's the clown who looks foolish. The child is the one who makes the rabbit appear, makes the ropes repair themselves, etc. We performers are the foolish ones, who should have pie in our faces, who are the ones humiliated, who are 'brought low.' It is our audience, children or adult, who should be empowered, triumphant, lifted up.

For example, when I perform at birthday parties, I'll typically do a very old routine, making spring flowers appear inside a chick pan. As part of that, I'll have several assistants from the audience at various stage, including one where I use a breakaway wand. For the uninitiated, that's a wand that, unless it's held the proper way, seemingly breaks in your hand. Since we performers are the ones who should bear the blame for this, I take the blame myself, handing a normal wand to the child, and holding the breaking wand myself. Who broke the prop? Me! Who looks foolish? Me, not the volunteer. He's there to enjoy the birthday party, not to be a scapegoat.

In short, if only that magician had pulled the 'underwear out of thin air' when he was holding the scarfs, what would have been different? The child volunteer would have laughed as well (assuming that he'd previously had the trick work in her hands), the audience would have laughed as well, and the magician would have been remembered a little bit fonder than he was.

As Benjamin Franklin said, we have to learn from the mistakes of others; we won't live long enough to make them all ourselves. So, let's learn to make ourselves the butt of the joke, not our audience. After all, we're being paid to be foolish; the audience's job is to enjoy it. Remember, the joke's on you -- as it should be.

Tom Raymond, aka. Raynbow the magic clown, is a professional clown and underempoyed computer geek, who runs the world's largest clowning web site, http://www.clown-ministry.com/ His personal site can be found at http://www.clown-ministry.com/raynbow/ Tom is available for both secular and sacred events, and is available for conferences, conventions and ministry events.