why cant i be my funny self around them???!!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

okay well to understand this youve gotta hear the whole story:

my friends think im hilarious and i know im totally outgoing and stuff. for them im a laughter goddess and everything.

well recently ive been hanging around some theatre kids since im in the upcoming play and they are full on HILARIOUS!!!!! they say the funniest things and they're so outgoing and they're just crazy!!!! i love it! the thing is when im around them im not funny at all. i act like a total plain jane and i keep trying to be myself but i cant...so they dont even notice me.

my other friend who is also in the play is totally insane with them and they love her!!! they think she's cute and like "a four year old" they say. i dont get it...she gets hug and huge welcomes when she arrives and i dont even get a "hi."

im trying to be myself but i just cant and now im starting to get jelous!!!! why cant i be my normal, funny self? is it because they're funnier? is it from jelousy?

HHHHEEEEEEEEELLLPPPP!!

Answer 1

Don't worry about the whole group... concentrate on one or two. Maybe plan something you can do with them and not the whole group right away. When you're one-on-one, it will be easier to be yourself and you'll be able to get more "stage time" as it were.

Then, they will want you to recreate things you've done for the entire bunch, which will shine the spotlight on you.

Answer 2

I don't think it's because they're funnier... I think it's because they've probably known eachother a lot longer than you've know them... I think if you keep being yourself and just let loose then they'll really start to see the real you. Try to get in on their inside jokes... ya kno... but dont be TOO "hahaha" about it (if you kno wat i mean... dont try to make it seem funnier than it actually is) Acting classes are supposed to be fun so try not to let this keep you from doing what u like (i mean... if u do like it) It's not that you're not funny when you're around them, it's that they have a different way of expressing funny. Find out what their way of "FUNNY" is and turn it into your own little thing...... ;)

Answer 3

Is there someone in the group that you think is cute??
Alot of times, that causes walls that we aren't even aware of.

Also, maybe you are trying to hard to fit in. Try forgetting
about how "funny they are" and how much attention your friend
is getting. Be a "plain jane" and when you feel comfortable...
you'll get back to your "normal" self.

Good luck, funny person :-)

Answer 4

This is something I have dealt with. I have some VERY funn friends (all involved with the theatre) and we are all very witty. Just relax, don't feel pressured to BE funny, just BE yourself. My friends and I love to "top" each other (or out-funny), and that's good practice. All I can say is, just relax, chill, and remember, no one can BE funny, they just ARE.

Answer 5

not jealousy. perhaps, you are unconsciously being intimidated by them. accdg to your story, they are very funny. now, you are afraid that if you crack a joke, they might not find it funny at all.

you're "trying" to be yourself but you are not BEING yourself. or it could be that you are trying so hard to be "in" the crowd.

try approaching this situation in a different light. be more relaxed in dealing with them.

Answer 6

Funny People are intimidating. When you go up to them, just try and tell yourself that you are JUST AS FUNNY AS THEM. then, tell yourself to chill. I know exactly how you feel. You just have to relax.

:)