A person might ask: Am I funny?
When it comes to questions about yourself, it's hard to be objective. Even more complicated still, there are different definitions of comedy. On a broad scale, there are seven main categories of humor.
Self-humor, Stupid-humor, Dirty-humor, Sarcastic-humor, Dark-humor, Dry-humor, and Witty-humor.
Self-humor is probably the hardest type of humor to attain. Most people either have it or they don't. Self-humor is the ability to make yourself laugh. I often find that there are two types of people: people that need constant entertainment and people that can entertain themselves. The latter of the two would be an instance of Self-humor. These types of people can be locked in an empty room with only their minds as entertainment, yet can still make themselves smile simply with their imagination. Any good author or writer should at least have a somewhat good sense of Self-humor. Sometimes Self-humor includes laughing at yourself or at your insecurities.
Stupid-humor, sometimes known as American-humor, is the attitude of finding stupid things funny or amusing. Everyone has their moments of Stupid-humor, some more so than others. At times when you're laughing and you can't seem to stop, Stupid-humor usually falls upon you, despite what type of humor started the laughing spree. When you're in a giggling mood, everything seems funny to you, even if it would otherwise seem stupid. This is a case of Stupid-humor.
Dirty-humor. Think of an instance when you found something funny that you probably shouldn't have. This is known as Dirty-humor, and it has probably happened to almost everyone at one time or another. You all know what I'm talking about. This type of humor often comes to people naturally, especially teenagers with dirty minds. Sometimes Dirty-humor is mistaken for Stupid-humor because prude people are often too embarrassed to laugh at it and the joke falls flat.
Sarcastic-humor may seem common, but most people who think they have it actually don't. Therefore, true Sarcastic-humor, or at least good Sarcastic-humor, is relatively rare. A person with Sarcastic-humor turns everything into a joke. Sarcastic-humor is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. Sarcasm if oftentimes used by people who are irritated or annoyed. Teenagers are big sarcasm users and use it on their parents frequently. Oftentimes, Sarcastic-humored people use Dry-humor to convey or project their jokes.
Dark-humor. This type of humor is often viewed as morbid or cruel, and can sometimes be a form of teasing or ridiculing. To perform this type of humor, people pick on others and laugh at their insecurities or differences. Dark-humored people often find humor at someone else's expense. Dark-humor can also be in the form of a sneering remark that some people associate with sarcasm, so it can be wrongly mistaken for Sarcastic-humor.
Dry humor, or Deadpan-humor, is the ability to tell a joke in a way that makes it seem as if you are funny by coincidence. It is a very subtle way of trying to be funny. This type of humor is meant to seem unintentional. It is spoken casually in a calm, monotone voice accompanied with a passive demeanor and an apathetic facial expression. Dry-humored people can deliver a hysterically funny line without cracking a smile.
Witty-humor. A person with Witty-humor is clever and shows intelligence. People with this type of humor are quick and inventive. Has there ever been someone you've met that always seems to have a comeback? Usually those people are characterized as having Witty-humor. They can find the subtle humor in a situation that can make even the most intelligent people crack a smile because they hadn't thought of it first. Witty-humored people are clever enough to come across as funny without seeming like a know-it-all.
You can determine if you have Self-humor, or the ability to make yourself laugh. However, only other people can determine if you have a different type of humor. And people's opinions of your humor might contradict each other. Still, to be funny, you shouldn't constantly worry about what other's might think. Follow the Rules of Laughter and you might just have a shot at making someone smile.
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