The Science Of Being Funny
The podcast exploring comedy, how to be funnier, and what humour can teach us about communication, confidence and influence.
Hosted by Dave Crisante, comedian and founder of Sydney Comedy School, The Science of Being Funny explores what makes people laugh, whether being funny can be learned, and how comedians develop their craft.
Through conversations with comedians, comedy students, researchers and people who use humour in their work, the podcast looks at everything from writing and performing comedy to using humour in everyday life and at work.
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The Science of Being Funny explores how comedy works, whether being funny can be learned, and what humour can teach us about communication, confidence and influence. Episodes cover stand-up, joke writing, performance, humour at work and the psychology and craft behind making people laugh.
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Dave Crisante is a comedian, communication trainer and founder of Sydney Comedy School. He has trained thousands of people in comedy and communication and hosts The Science of Being Funny.
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Anyone interested in becoming funnier or understanding how comedy works - whether you want to perform stand-up, use more humour in everyday life or work, communicate more confidently, or simply understand why some things make us laugh.
How can you use humour to build rapport and trust?
David Chin from the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia joins the pod to discuss how humour can help build rapport and trust, why relationships matter in professional communication, and how these ideas apply when you're communicating across cultures.
Can you make science and research funny?
I've spent the past few years training researchers to perform comedy about their work, and some of the funniest talks I've seen have started with research that sounds incredibly technical, complicated or dry.
How do you get better at stand-up comedy?
Performing at a comedy festival can feel like the obvious next step once you've started doing stand-up. You get to create something longer, put your name on a show and find out whether strangers will actually pay to see you.
Can You Actually Learn to Be Funny?
I teach stand-up comedy, so I'm obviously biased on this question.
But yes. I think you can learn to be funny.