I feel like i'm too cocky and not funny enough. Any tips/advice on how to be more funny?
Thanks !

I feel like being observant and descriptive opens up a lot of room for hilarious comments. I'm typically the center of attention or at least the laughter, so I'm guessing that works well.

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dont care whether or not anyone will laugh, then say exactly what you are thinking. .also dont laugh at any of youre own jokes. you dont get to laugh at anything you say until someone eltes does. it dosent matter how funny it is. ...thats my rule..

I completely disagree. I always laugh at what I say, that said I have a ridiculous laugh so I get away with a lot more then most people. It is actually contagious according to everyone around me.

The art of being funny is simply an unexpected ending. Think about it any good story you laugh at has an unexpected ending. So when you comment about something it should be unexpected.

I like your earrings but I am always distracted by bright lights and shining objects.
Man what are you the creepy girl here?
Ooooh awkward moment, gotta love the silence.

Being overly animated is also a good way to do things, of course you have to find out works with your specific persona. I am a goofy guy and so I can get away with certain things.

Borrow from movies, TV, stand ups, etc. There are all sorts of great quotes that you can use plus if she knows the movie or show you can already relate, and if not you can convince her you guys need to watch it together.

Stating the truth with a twisted blown up style. Question statements with a over exaggerated truthful outside take on their statement. Hard to explain. It is very situational. Over analyze their actions in a goofy way.

Oh so your saying you'd rather leave your mom at home than take her to dinner with your friends, she gave birth to you(obviously you must be very playful).
So what your really trying to say.... restate in a unexpected way.

Go buy a book, there are some that teach you how to be funny.

You can also try watching funny movies. Look at something like 40 year old virgin and listen to Paul Rudd's jokes.

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Take improv classes. Read "Commedy Writing Secrets" by Mel Helitzer.

livininthemoment01 is kinda off with his advice. It's fine to laugh at your own jokes. In fact, it's attractive to women if you are self-amusing. If you laugh at your own jokes and nobody else finds them funny, then you just need more social experience. Improv classes would likely help a lot.

try out sarcasm, im super sarcastic which works well. and you can very your type of sarcasm from dry humor to super exaggerated.

being an animated person also works great. blow yourself up a little larger than and then react situationally from there.

popular movie quotes can also kill it. anchor man, zoolander, super troopers, all loaded with great quotes to be whipped out at will[/quote]

Instead of being cocky use cocky funny. In order to pull this off you need to be observant. For instance if you take her hand and it feels very soft tell her her hands are soft but put in a twist like she feels like a slug.

Another thing you can also do exagerate what your saying to create the sense of OMG are you serious and give them the look of you actually bought that.

I am really introverted and not naturally "funny" either... what i've learned though is that i don't have to be... as long as you have someone extroverted and funny with you... try getting a guy friend who is extroverted and funny.

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make a comparison between things...it works for me. e.g at work a lady sometimes comes in w/ a lot of make up and i tell this girl im working on....have u seen her w/o makeup? she looks like something out of a horror movie....kinda like the exorcist....something like that...keep it simply

What you should focus on is being yourself. That way you'll have your own style with your own brand of "funny". If your being too cocky, this is indicative of either self absorption (your full of yourself) or insecurity (over-compensation), both are a turn off. Remember, the key to "bein yourself" is congruence, your internal thoughts and beliefs should be congruent with your actions.

Always keep yourself enetertained, sarcasm works wonders. Try not to laugh at your own jokes and thinking about what would she find funny.

Who cares about what she finds funny, as long as you are having fun it will be contagious to others around you. Great sense of humour comes from someone who is willing to poke fun at themselves, and not take things seriously.

If you are sensitive and emotional, I suggest you chew on some used week old disposed tampons.

Seriously man, have fun for yourself. Say whats on your mind, observe something about her that you find cool and or funny.

Just make sure you gauge the persons sense of humor. Don't joke around with someone you just met unless you get the vibe they are cool. You can get that vibe immediately when you first open them up usually. It isn't hard to tell whether or not this person is sensitive. Poke fun at yourself, and see how they react.