I want to make it clear that I’m not asking for techniques to be more funny or anything like that, I honestly think that just comes from developing your own sense of humor and then doing / saying things that allow you to share that humor with others. The thing is, I feel like when I do this sometimes, I develop a reputation for having a sort of “class clown” type of personality. Thus girls might start to respect me less, or just generally not be attracted to me in a sexual type of way. For example, in my classes, sometimes I like to give an unexpected / unorthodox answer when we’re asked our opinion about stuff. I try to smile and laugh a little bit to make it obvious that I’m joking when I do, without having to explicitly say “haha I’m just kidding” (which in my opinion kind of kills the joke). The problem isn’t that I can’t make people laugh, but instead it is that people don’t respect me as a man, and women don’t seem attracted to me in that way. This works great for helping me come across as friendly, but as I said before it’s only hindered me in my romantic endeavors. Is there anything I can do to be more of a “cool guy with a sense of humor” instead of a “goofy class clown”? I don’t want to eliminate being funny from my personality, but I also don’t want it to bring my attractiveness down.

TLDR: What’s the difference between being funny and being goofy, and how can I express my humor while still being a cool, attractive guy?