Getting a Laugh: How to Make Something Funny 

His video on comedy is the most serious video he’s ever made.

This entire video is him setting up a joke comparing comedy and cancer

“You can’t laugh and be offended at the same time.” This is what his whole channel is built on lol

I just love that all of us are so boring that we have to watch a video on how to be funny

**says there’s no rules in comedy** **explains the rules of comedy**

Audience: laughs loudly Do they find your jokes funny? C. Again, can't tell

Being able to tell an unfunny joke and everyone still die of laughter is heights i have not yet reached

“You can’t laugh and be offended at the same time” Will Smith disagrees.

“Comedy is like cancer, you either give up or get better” I know what my senior year quote will be

Did...... did....... Did you actually make a proper informative video? Is everything alright?

I'm the person who trails off, getting quieter and and more timid until whispering the punchline and apologizing for not being funny

Best explanation of comedy I've heard is it's about finding connections and revealing hidden truths between two seemingly unrelated subjects. What makes you laugh is when the comedian reveals the connection and you realize "goddamit, that's so TRUE!"

"Of all people you'd think he'd know the damage of a misplaced nut." Expectations obliterated. Probably the best joke in the whole video.

Speaking of bad delivery; miscarriage

“What’s the most complex thing you’ve ever made in a kitchen” My sister

Comedy is like the Dark Souls of art

I love how this guy is actually a subtle genius.

If you want someone to laugh, tell them how often you upload.

"As far as I know, when someone dies of cancer the cancer dies with them. That's not a loss, that's a draw." -Norm Macdonald

Thank you, it's actually really rewarding to see/hear well-crafted jokes rather than disguised verbal abuse

"Of all people, you'd think he'd know the damage you can inflict from a misplaced nut"

Being funny isn't about being able to making people laugh with a random joke, it's about making people laugh in ordinary conversation.

1. Writing a Joke (Setup, Premise, Establishing Audience's Expectation & Breaking it) 2. Delivery (Expressing the joke, Be 100% invested in the joke) 3. Revising the Joke (Adding Specificity, Funny > Offensive ✔, Cadence) Practice, Read & Listen a lot

"What's the most complex thing, you do in your kitchen?" "Eating my feelings with chopsticks."

Feels weird being actually educated by Casual Explained.

That Loius CK misplaced nut joke made me burst out laughing.

2:26 "...and it's not funny" Me: *giggles*

My best joke was when I took some friends to a CiCi's Pizza. One of my friends was saying grace/praying as I sat down, and I just grumbled "This sodas flatter than a masochist's balls." She hit me and broke off her silent prayer laughing with my other friends. I will always remember being able to make them laugh like that.

Wow this was actually helpful now i can be slightly less unfunny thank you

"You can't laugh and get offended at the same time. " Priceless.

The pickle juice joke was a great example of delivery, that comedian was only at the setup and he had me laughing

8:55 ‘You can’t laugh and be offended at the same time’, - Will Smith would say otherwise 😂

"Comedy is like [suppressed laugh] cancer." - Casually Explained, contextless

"Build a rocket ship, but again not funny" Me who laughed at that: ok

I would love to see a series by you about comedy writing!! This video was awesome! I've watched a lot of stand up comedy, and I had been making my own mental notes about what made things funny. But I didn't really know how to turn those ideas into a process to make my own. This video hit the spot. So brilliant. Thank you!

Setup: "Hey didn't I see you with Sharin yesterday?" Punchline: "Yeah, yeah I did, you were sharin' dezz nuts"

“What’s the most complicated thing you do in your kitchen.” “...Try to pronounce ‘Worcestershire’.”

I feel “My wife.” Would also be a pretty good answer to “What’s the most complex thing you do in your kitchen.” As well.

that was the longest setup ive sat through

I just listened to your australian animal videos and autoplay led me here. As someone who's naturally funny it's really interesting to hear about people explaining how to be funny because I've just never had to think about this sort of stuff,it's just what you do.

I actually found the 'arguing with my wife' line funny.

"Ok so I guess comedy is like cancer" You cracking up as you said it made it 10x funnier

Thanks for such a funny video. I think this channel is a good chance to learn what's truly funny because it mixes comedy to a good blend on every video. I hope you produce more videos like this so I can learn too.

"You can't laugh and be offended at the same time" Will Smith: *Hold my wife*

"of all people, you think youd know the damage of a misplaced nut" lmao im dead. 6:34

Does she think you're funny? "Again you can't really tell-"

Fabulous! And it's so serious because at the end of the day comedy is a serious business which must be taken seriously in order for it to be effective. This is such a helpful video that I have bookmarked it and intend to watch it too or three times in succession so that I can be certain that I have really interiorized the points that I most needed to hear regarding delivery. I do not ever want to catch myself worrying about how a joke is landing while I am in the midst of delivering it.

For real, if your delivery is great, and the timing is perfect, you can make anything funny

“What’s the most complex thing you do in your kitchen??” My wife.

his monotone makes my parents feel like i am taking a lecture

Most complex thing I do in the Kitchen is try to remember why i'm staring into the fridge.

I'm halfway through the video and I keep having dejavus. Looking back at my life I noticed I cyclically feel the need to become funnier and I land right here every single time. And every single time so far this video has helped.

"Of all the people you'd think he would know the damage of a misplaced nut" I CHOKED

"What's the most complex thing you've done in your kitchen?" "Cooking I suppose." "And what do you like to cook?" "Mostly meth. But I've been told my crepes are addictive."

Yes this is by far the most serious video but it was also very on point from a psychological stance of the general audience of comedic and then some

What's the most complex thing you do in a kitchen Me: stop myself from opening the fridge every two seconds

Me : It's not funny anymore if you explain a joke. Casually explained: Hold my beer **Literally explains the essence of a joke itself but still managed to be funny** I'm impressed... 👏👏👏

It has been months I've been holding this back but I'm going to just go out and say it. Your doodle self has a bald spot.

the most complex thing i do in my kitchen is rushing to the microwave to stop it from beeping at 3 am

6:35 I legitimately laughed out loud 😂😂

The misplaced nut joke... I spat out my milk

"What's the most complex thing you do in your kitchen?" "In my what?"

Yo the Louis CK joke about “the damage of a misplaced nut” was so subtle I almost missed it but it was funny af

That norm clip gets me every single time. Great observations all round, 10/10.

"Of all the people you think you'd know the damage of a misplaced nut"... Underrated sentence

7:53 Did i just hear you laugh? You know thats an emotion.

this is so well done i feel like ill never amount to anything in my life ever. thanks for that!

This is honeatky a masterclass in comedy. Not even ironjcally saying this, this is one of the best explanations of effective deacription of jokes and joke delivery

"Of all people you'd think he would know the damage of a misplaced nut" 😂😂😂

How to be funny in 2018 1. Find a purple thing 2. Put Thanos in front of it

You used clips from Would I Lie to You for this, I binge that all the time! I’m in a comedy writing class and this was really helpful, thank you!

bro this was brilliant! Thank you!

This is actually a really informative video. I'm so confused.

So you did the whole entire 11 and a half minute video to make that joke about cancer... YOU A LEGEND BRO

This is the best breakdown of the engine of humor i've even seen

Bruhhhhhhh, the misplaced nut joke from Casually is comedy goal. The set-up, punchline, and delivery...gold I tell you!

I just learned something about myself today. There are two types of people who get a laugh: people who tell good jokes, and people who tell bad jokes confidently. And apparently my whole life I have existed in that back territory somewhere

"What is the most complex thing you do in your kitchen?" "My wife."

this is extremely well made and insightful! wow

Its funny how much effort you put into this compared to your other stuff. Like I got sucked into it as if you were an actual how to Chanel. It was actually great and not casual at all. You backed everything up like you were doing a video essay.

I often laugh at my own jokes so people know to laugh. Works every time

this one wasnt so bad son

Thanks! Just plain thank you for this video. Smartest explanation how comedy works, that I’ve herd

Sending this to people is my new favorite insult: it instantly kills their ego while educating them and introducing them to the comedy GENIUS that is Casually Explained.

warning : casually explained breaks character in this video. proceed with caution.

Did... Did he just laugh?

“Punt” is funny because it makes the audience complicit in the act. Also onomatopoeics

The last bit killed me, great stuff man

The most complex thing in my kitchen is my failing marriage, please let me see my children again, Veronica.

"Does she think you're funny?" -Can't tell, maybe she's into you and just laughs to be polite

I love the offensive vs funny trade-off, makes so much sense.

I cannot imagine how long this video took - The subtle humor hits perfectly lol

he's so cute when he laughs at the end aww

11:14 You Laughed! You literally laughed, has this ever happened? lol

ALWAYS REMEMBER - WORDS , ATTITUDE AND LATITUDE ” A sense of humour is the saddle that you need to ride through all adversities in life"

I’m not sure why but his laugh at the end is nice

Wow no way Casually Explained is actually Bo Burnham!

This is the first video of yours that I actually learned something.....well done.

“What’s the most complex thing you do in your kitchen?” “Uh do I look like my wife?”

... to inside jokes “Rachel” “Bruh” Lmao😂