His written voice . When I write humor articles, I not only write what I know , I also write what I feel and what I perceive. Friends tell me they can spot one of my pieces a mile away, because they can hear me. So the first step is to find your own voice, which is way more than just your own style. The second thing is to be brave.
Laughter is, after all, a shock reflex.
By that, I'm not talking about being deliberately controversial or offensive. I'm talking about being real . This is partly why humor is described as observational. Being funny is a combination of recognising the minutae of life, and of not being afraid it talk about it. I write a series of articles for a semi-diary website.