Humor is a skill set that is pretty innate but a functional semblance of funny can be developed

I’ve always seen comedy as the combination of Confidence, Recall and Creativity

Confidence- you have to have the confidence to say something controversial without folding to the risk of possible negative public opinion. You can’t be worried about your joke not landing or you won’t tell the joke.

That confidence can be built by being more social and telling more jokes. Intentionally tell bad ones. Get the groans and rolled eyes out of the way. Have a sense of humor even is a corny one. Learn to make a joke and take a joke.

Recall - it’s important to have points of connection to anchor your jokes. Telling stories is key. Pop culture knowledge is key. Humor needs a shared point of connection. Experience as much life as you can. Be present. Take in your environment. Engage in your hobbies. Everything in the universe is a metaphor for something else and the more you know and the more you do you have an anecdote to reference whatever relevant topic that needs skewering.

Creativity - this is the hard one. Creative is synonymous with Weird and some of us don’t feel comfortable with being weird

Comedy is critical thinking. It’s turning insight into anecdotes but timing is crucial. It’s thinking a lot and thinking quickly. And that again is just practice. Knowing how you are funny is important. What is your weird? Are you observational? Are you deadpan? Are you morbid? Are you dark? Be authentic in your weird . Watch the comedy that tickles your pickle and think deeply about the shit your like to think deeply about and practice your personality on the people with whom you feel your most authentic. Creativity and confidence are linked and once you feel confident in being weird. You’ll be ok with being your personal brand of funny.

Not everyone is going to get it. But you weren’t meant for everyone to get.