A bad laugh is a laugh for the sake of a laugh that's out of character.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.
Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.
Whatever makes you laugh is fine, and all we can do as comedy professionals is try to steer you towards something that we think is a little better - but not put you down or just perplex you in the process.
I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to be a feature of my life generally.
Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy.
In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.
A joke is a way to say, 'I'm going to do something funny now. If I don't get a laugh at the end, I'm a failure.'
Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.
When I say something funny, I don't laugh.
A laugh is a terrible weapon.