Chapter 3: How I Learned to Laugh at Any JokeAt some point, I decided I wanted to learn to ugh at any joke. Not just the clever ones, or the ones that matched my personal taste — I wanted to understand every kind of humor.

  The first thing I had to realize was this:There are no bad jokes.

  Every joke has the same potential to be funny — it’s not the joke that fails, it’s the sensitivity of the listener that decides whether you ugh or not. And sensitivity to humor is something you can actually train.

  So I began training mine.

  I started with what most people start with: comedy movies and sitcoms. They’re accessible and full of mainstream humor. Watching them, I gradually became more responsive to typical comedic timing, awkward silences, and punchlines. But something felt off.

  That kind of humor was just the tip of the iceberg.

  So I moved on to comedy novels — all kinds of them. Spstick, dry wit, dark humor, absurdism, parody. Reading helped me internalize comedic structure and recognize hidden patterns behind jokes. But even that wasn’t enough.

  If I really wanted to develop universal humor sensitivity — the kind that could ugh at anything — I needed something more intense.

  That’s when I found my main course: comedy anime.

  Comedy anime doesn’t just stick to one type of humor. It’s chaotic, yered, expressive, and unpredictable. It blends physical comedy, cultural puns, visual absurdity, and exaggerated delivery in a way no other medium does. And most importantly — there’s a lot of it.

  Through anime, I wasn’t just ughing — I was analyzing. I was learning why a joke nded, and why it didn't. What one show hid in timing, another revealed through exaggeration. I slowly felt my sensitivity stretch beyond just personal preference.

  Now?I don’t need a joke to be my style. I just let myself sync with it.And almost always — I end up ughing.