If you make a mistake, laugh at it.
Don't make people laugh "at you" — while a little self-deprecation can be great fun once you've gotten to know someone, making fun of yourself when you're first meeting them can make you look nervous and unsure of yourself, rather than relaxed and confident.
Make a point of laughing at something every day.
My dad is really funny, and I have a strong memory of being proud that he could make a room laugh, but he's rubbish at telling jokes, and I've inherited that from him.
You could make a case that nobody laughs at their foibles and flaws like an addict.
I thought, "My God, I can make a living at this!" (laughs)....Then I got a call from (a magazine) who wanted to me photograph The Monkees in 1967.
So ends In Bruges, one of the year's most under-looked, and touching movies -- a movie that'll make you laugh at a gleefully offensive joke and then unexpectedly tear up over a tragic back story that somehow wrings sympathy over a man who shot up a church.
He has described how he became aware of his humor early on: "I realized I was funny at an early age, I realized I could make people laugh at a later age, and then by college time, I was trying to make jokes in terms of writing".
He could make you laugh at a one-liner and wince at a scene of brutal violence.
I remember he wanted to make a phone call and he asked if he could use the phone in my room, and I thought: Oh my God, I hope he doesn't make a pass at me!" She laughs loudly.
If you think you can make her laugh at a good joke, don't be afraid to work it in.
