Comedy

Comedy is a skill in The Sims 4. The higher a Sim's comedy skill, the more successful their jokes will be and the more money they will receive for performing routines. This skill is essential for the Comedian branch of the Entertainer career.

Learning
Comedy skill is mainly built by writing jokes on a computer, reading comedy skill books and through funny interactions with other Sims. As Sims levels up, the unlocked options to write, refine and perform routines will also build this skill. Sims who are playful, will build comedy skill faster.

Composing and performing
With gaining more levels in comedy Sims can perform comedy routines. These routines have to be first composed on computers, before having them available for Sims to tell them on the microphone. At level three Sims can compose short routines, at level five Sims can practice routines, at level six Sims can compose medium routines, and at level eight Sims can compose long routines.

Gaining Simoleons
When performing comedy routines, Sims can gain Simoleons as there are different amounts of Simoleons gained for different base qualities; base quality for short is §75, medium is §125, and long is §200. The Simoleons that can be gained from the routines have the ability to be pumped up by refining the routine at the computer, when the Sim has reached level five in the skill. The routines also have four quality levels: Poor, Okay, Good, and Excellent, and can affect on how much Simoleons the performing Sim can gain. An excellent short routine pays §112, excellent medium pays §188, and excellent long pays §330.

Supportive traits
The following traits can help Sims gain this skill:
 * Goofball - Goofball Sims become playful more often than other Sims, making this trait to be the perfect match for leveling comedy, as skill gain will be faster while playful.
 * Outgoing - Outgoing Sims can also be good at comedy, as these Sims are good at socialization.

Supportive emotions
The following emotions can help Sims gain this skill:
 * Playful - Playful is the perfect emotion for gaining comedy, as playful Sims gain the skill faster.