How to become good at making witty comebacks

inn-it-to-win-it · 2018-09-07T14:52:02+00:00

Start listening to comedian podcasts, specifically episodes where they are “interviewing” close friends. Joe Rogan, legion of skanks, etc.

This will help you start to generate better comebacks, along with demonstrating appropriate tone and timing.

oytrp · 2018-09-07T15:02:21+00:00

Not everyone can be funny. The worst thing you can do is force it.

Maybe you'll pick up a thing or two listening to comics.

But the best thing you can do is to have more social interactions. Practice. The more comfortable you are in a conversation, the more quick witted you'll be. Say something funny when you think you have something funny to say, and don't force something when you don't.

Rosace_89 · 2018-09-07T13:53:58+00:00

watch some stand up comedians you'll get the spirit and some background

821sleepingbag · 2018-09-07T16:11:16+00:00

Practice Like any skill you can’t expect to be good at first. You will be bad at first but just keep trying to come up with things to say after the fact at first and you’ll get quicker and quicker before you know t you’ll be coming up with them on the fly.

SirKolbath · 2018-09-07T13:50:14+00:00

Never miss a chance to say nothing at all. Cultivate the mysterious smile and the knowing glance.

Some people are quick witted, some are smart, and some are both. Jon Stewart is a good example of a quick wit and very limited intelligence. Most of the political arguments he made on his show aren't within spitting distance of logic, use tortured strawman arguments, or are just plain absurd. He was able to think fast and simulate a logical chain of thought and it netted him a career.

People who are highly intelligent usually lack social skills.

Wit is considered a part of charm, which is an important social skill.

As the first link suggests, intelligent people usually over think their responses. Witty people say whatever comes to their mind. They have outcome independence, and what comes out of their mouths doesn't really matter. (This is why Stewart was able to feign intelligence for so many years of The Daily Show.)

DubbleFUPAwitCheez · 2018-09-07T17:11:50+00:00

If someone says something to you you're probably getting stuck in your head and that's why you go blank.

Saying anything at all can help you break out of that. Saying meaningless things such as "Oh yeah? Well..." "that's funny but..." can buy you a few more seconds to think of something to say and will help you get off your back foot and think about some offense.

stylesm11 · 2018-09-07T18:01:17+00:00

If you listened to Kevin Hart he wasn't always funny, he legit had to practice, watch & listen to videos/podcasts of comedians with humor you find hilarious now & then & you'll pickup on it(i like dry humor)

lazydogg9 · 2018-09-07T14:56:09+00:00

Watch Two and a Half men. And you're all set

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