Ravi Speaks:
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.–E. E. Cummings
Humor connects people, lightens the mood, and gives much-needed relief. The effects of laughter on human health were so phenomenal that people started laughter clubs, where they met and laughed. There are many ways to make someone laugh; you can tell a joke, make funny faces or gestures, incorporate funny quotes and sayings―whatever the means, the results are always the same. They say laughter is the elixir of life, and bringing a smile to someone’s face is a noble act. Funny skits are therefore highly regarded when it comes to entertainment.
Following are the skits extracted from the “entertainism” segment-which are really going to make you laugh and admire: –
FUNNY SKITS TO MAKE YOU LAUGH-PART-1
Skit # 1: Jim and Jane
There lived a couple who had been married for 30 years. The husband Jim and wife Jane lived in a small town in New York. Jim was fun-loving, witty, and overconfident, while Jane was understanding, loving, and patient. Now, Jim suspected that Jane was growing deaf. To avoid arguments assuming that she wouldn’t accept the fact, Jim decided to consult a doctor before approaching Jane. He wanted proof before letting her know that she had a hearing problem. Jim: Good morning, doctor. I am Jim Colesman Doctor: Good Morning Mr. Colesman, please have a seat. Jim: I dropped by with a problem. I suspect my wife cannot hear well anymore. I wanted to know how could I be sure of her problem. Doctor: Well Mr. Colesman, it is very simple. Try this method. Ask her a question, any question, from a distance of about 50 feet. If she doesn’t respond, move closer. Ask her the same question standing at a distance of 40 feet, then 30, 20, and so on, until she answers your question. That is how you will understand if she really has a hearing problem or not. Jim: Oh! That would indeed solve my problem. Thank you, doctor. I will take your leave now. Doctor: All the best Mr. Colesman. Have a nice day.
Jim rushed to work after the meet with the doctor. On returning home in the evening, Jane was preparing dinner. He remembered what the doctor had suggested and thought of executing the plan at that very moment. He moved 50 feet away and asked: Jim: “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Jane: (No response)Jim: (partly convinced, he asks again at a distance of 40 feet) “Darling, what’s for dinner?” Jane: (No response)Jim: (at a distance of 30 feet) “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Jane: (No response)Jim: (at a distance of 20 feet) “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Jane: (No response)Jim: (at a distance of 10 feet) “Darling, what’s for dinner?” Jane: (No response)Jim: (giving it his last try, he stands right behind her and asks) “What are you preparing for dinner, Jane?” Jane: Jim, for the fifth time I am telling you, PRAWNS.
Skit # 2: The Ants and the Grasshopper
We’ve all heard the famous ant and the grasshopper story, the one in which the grasshopper is singing and dancing all summer wasting his time, while the ants are busy collecting food to secure themselves for winter. Winter arrives―the ants have food, the grasshopper has none. He finally learns his lesson of working hard for a living.
Now, let’s enact a funny modern version of the same story―the ants work hard gathering food for winter, while the grasshopper laughs at them, and enjoys his summer to the fullest. The ants work extremely hard and build a house (an anthill) to protect them during the harsh winter months. As winter arrives, the shivering and starved grasshopper calls for a press conference, complaining he has no food to eat. He starts picking on the ants, pointing out how they can’t share their food or shelter with a deprived soul. He starts putting forth questions such as, “why should the ants enjoy good food and shelter when he is left to suffer in the cold”.
All the news channels offer him support, broadcasting his misery. They make this broadcast all the more melodramatic, by airing the comfort of the ants. People are in shock and are sympathizing with the grasshopper now. The ants are portrayed as cruel and insensitive-selfish creatures, as they have no sympathy for the shivering grasshopper. People begin to criticize the government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper. Online petitions seeking support for the grasshopper flood the internet. People start collection boxes to fund this grasshopper, and many other such shivering and starving grasshoppers.
Finally, the homes of the ants are confiscated and handed over to the grasshopper in a pompous ceremony.
Skit # 3: Engineer and a Manager
A woman flying in a hot air balloon found herself lost in the middle of nowhere. She reduces height and spots a man below. Woman: Excuse me, young man. Man: Yes lady? Woman: Do you have any idea where I am? I guess I’m lost. Man: Not really, you are in a hot air balloon, hovering at a height of about 30 feet, above this field. Woman: Can you tell me the time? I promised to meet my friends at 4 p.m. today. Man: I am sorry to say, you’ve missed them. It is 4.45 p.m. now. Woman: Are you an engineer? Man: Oh yes! How did you guess that though? Woman: Well, all the information you have given me is technically right, but is of absolutely no use to me. Actually, it’s of no use to anyone. Man: And you young lady must be into management? Woman: That is absolutely right! But, how did you know? Man: Well, you have no idea where you are, or where you are heading, and you expect me to help you. You make promises, but fail to keep them. You are just where you were before we met, but now I am to blame for it.
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