How To!: Crack Up Your Coworkers (Without Being Offensive)

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🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Last week we learned about using the four different styles of humor to your advantage, and who makes a good target for a joke. But what if you read the room wrong and absolutely bomb? On this episode of How To!, the second in a two-part series, we resume our conversation with Naomi Bagdonas, co-author of Humor, Seriously!, and Michael Terry, the most hilarious hedge fund guy we’ve ever met. They swap stories about office jokes that fell flat, how to navigate a suddenly tense situation and what to do if your humor accidentally offends someone (especially your boss). If you liked this episode, check out “How To Be Funny” with comedian Gary Gulman. If you want to discover your own humor style, take the test on Naomi and Jennifer’s website. Do you have a joke that killed at the office, or totally bombed? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now at slate.com/howtoplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.0	I got it on Deepa.
1:01.0	I don't know if it's just that I like to make jokes about cancer or what.
1:04.0	Oh my god.
1:07.0	I've had a number of stories I have about inadvertently alienating people would take.
1:12.0	That's a whole podcast. We're going to do a spin-off series.
1:16.0	Call Michael steps in it. Come again.
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