Comedy requires set ups, punch lines, and very creative twists and character development.

Making women laugh requires creating tension, pushing her "emotional button," and unpredictability. Becoming even a mediocre comedian can take a lifetime, whereas becoming good at making women laugh is much, much easier.
Further Defined
Hopefully you understand the stark difference between comedy and getting women to laugh, and so you're getting over your doubts and insecurities about "not being funny enough." In case you're still having trouble grasping this, let me just say it again: getting women to laugh is NOT about jokes!
In fact, if you try to use traditional jokes or monologue comedy routines to get women laughing, you're probably not only going to fail at getting her laughing, you're also going to come across as supplicating and try-hard. Even guys who can tell funny jokes often don't come across as attractive (probably you know a guy who's "hilarious" yet women just don't seem to like.)
Conversely, you've probably seen a guy who can get away with saying absolute to stupidity to women, and yet women seem to soak up every word he says. They're erupting into laughing fits before he even finishes his sentences. Why do women fall for guys like this? These sorts of guys understand how to use tension, understand women's emotional triggers, and add a dash of unpredictability to whatever they say.
The Application
It's all well and good to expound upon the theory of laughter, yet theory never made anyone laugh--and especially not a woman! Thus, let's look at some ways to translate theory into practice.
First off, to create tension first requires that you're comfortable with that tension. For example, would you be comfortable walking up to a girl you don't know and saying, "I hate you"? If the idea makes you uncomfortable, then you probably need to work on your "social tension muscle" a bit more.
However, if you feel pretty confident that you can strut over to an attractive girl you've never met and tell her that you hate her, you're off to a good start. Naturally, the girl will probably react in a surprised and/or negative way. That's what you want. Keep in mind: getting women to laugh require a degree of unpredictability.
Therefore, once you tell her that you hate her, you immediately want to say something unexpected. You might say, "Because you wore that black dress you know I love" or "Because when you get all dolled up like this, I have no choice but to hit on you shamelessly." Basically, you want to say something she's not expecting, and reverses the emotion she felt when you told her you hated her.
Keep in mind, this just an example, and not even a particularly funny one. Yet, I chose it because I hope you see how "unfunny" getting women laughing can be. You don't need to be a Chris Rock to get her giggling. Simply understand the "theory" behind getting women giggling and don't be afraid to get your hands a little dirty.
In other words, leave yourself plenty of room to fail. Don't think you're going to get this the first time you attempt it. Simply begin getting yourself comfortable during moments of tension. From there, you'll begin to develop a "feel" for how to get women laughing.

Keep it real
X.A

The Familiar Dilemma
I had a girlfriend. But I was in Vegas, without her. Beautiful girls swooped by me--to my left, to my right. The beat of dance music was like a knock at a door that I didn't want to answer. I'd been 5 months out of the game, happy in a relationship--yet being here, in this City of Sin, I wanted to approach women.
Restraining myself, I tried to put it in perspective. "What do I hope to get out of approaching?" I asked myself. I knew I couldn't have sex with any of these women, as I was sharing a room with Zack. I knew taking a girl's phone number would be completely useless, since we were leaving early the next morning.
So, why then was I feeling this immense need to approach women?
When I realized the answer, I felt disgusted with myself. My only reason for wanting to approching women was so I could make sure I still "had it." In other words, I wanted to prove to myself that I could still pickup girls. I craved the reassurance that my approach anxiety hadn't come back, that I hadn't lost my cultivated charisma, that I could still think on my feet.
I was under the belief that meeting women is a "skill set"--a practiced set of behaviors that might atrophy if I didn't "work" them.
Non-Approach Anxiety
That "predicament" isn't unique to me. Almost every guy who studies dating advice has a similar thought at some point in their "dating career." Most of us fear that our ability to attract women is akin to a building muscle--by not using it we could lose all the positive "gains" we slaved for during those countless nights out.
Well, let me assuage your non-approach anxiety--it doesn't work like that.
One of the great misconceptions of the dating advice industry is its stance of what it teaches. Learning to become better with women isn't a "skill," it's an understanding. It's an understanding of social interactions, an understanding of women, and--most importantly--it's an understanding of yourself. You can't "lose" an understanding--once you have it, you have it.
I often compare the journey to becoming better with women to learning how to ride a bike. We often begin with training wheels because we're afraid of the "pain" that comes with falling. Later, when we take those training wheels off, we get our ass handed to us a few times (though, we realize it's never THAT painful). Each time we're brave enough to get back on the bike, we inch our way a little closer to riding on our own.
Then, one day, everything clicks and we ride off into the sunset.
And once we have that epic ride--the one where everything clicks--we can't "unlearn" it. We can't suddenly forget what it feels like to balance ourselves, to pump the pedals, to ride the fucking bike. Likewise, once you learn the proper "balance" when interacting with women, you can't forget it. It's not a "skill."
Appreciate the One You're With
You may be wondering, "Why even write this article? What mind-blowing revelation is there in explaining that picking up women is an understanding, and not a skill?" On the surface, it may seem frivolous; yet I believe this might be the most important article that some devotees of the dating advice industry will EVER read.
That's because this is an article designed to get you to appreciate the moment. Appreciate the time you spend with the woman you want--and don't get hung up on worrying about losing your "pickup skills." Worrying about that is like all those people who worried about the Rapture that never came.
Anxiety blocks you from appreciating what's right in front of your face. Approach anxiety keeps you from enjoying the girls you don't know, and non-approach anxiety keeps you from enjoying the girls you do know. Don't be like I was in Vegas, feeling an unnecessary urge to prove to myself that I still I "had it."
Of course I still "have it." I always will, and so will you. Becoming better with women is simply an understanding--you may have slaved and practiced to arrive at that understanding, but once you're there, feel confident that you can "ride into the sunset" anytime you want.
Feel that confidence, and just enjoy the moment. Enjoy the one you're with, with the cool understanding that if it doesn't work out, you'll be just fine.

To your hot lady success,
X.A

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