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JOKE WRITING STARTER STUFF
| Posted on October 29, 2013 at 10:55 AM |
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Notes
on.... ...having
a successful joke writing and idea session. *Comedy
is art and not scientific. There are no specific rules. Stand
up is a license to break rules, however keep in mind the
goal of a joke is to get laughs. ~~~~~ First!
bring to the table some genuinely good ideas or topics. (Remember
that every idea is not necessarily a good idea. Pick the ideas that
you are really passionate about. excite you and give you lots of
thinking juice) ….... be
willing to have fun exploring the idea or topic by breaking it down
into fragments (tangent lists) all the while taking short notes on;
images, words, phrases etc that come to mind while doing so. Comedy
writing is pretty much images and bullet points of Keywords for
feelings, emotional flashes and what ifs. &???Performing
considerations- ...will
audience accept and relate to your joke? ...will
audience understand your joke? Is
the joke concise? Setup-punch basically. ~ Things
we find funny: you
or somebody gets hurt, you get back at somebody, the unexpected
happens, the expected happens, ...some action that is obvious to
everybody but you, ….point out the absurd, being absurd in a
formal place, mocking, mimic, ...out of place conversations or
expressions, more: acknowledging
truths such as getting older, acting immature, looking back in time,
advancing in time, …. making due, ….pointing
out changes, personal breakdown or busting of the system or social
norms of some sort, awkward struggles, bewilderment, exposing
or using known truths (cops at doughnut shops, doctors playing golf
etc)…. Uncomfortable
surroundings, having to deal with your unknowns, inexperience,
experiencing rudeness or deliberately being rude, minor accidents,
run ins with bosses or authority, losing temper, dealing with life's
weasels, yours and other people's habits, kids, pets, relatives,
dealing with stress, high school, college, vacations that suck,
transportation, fashion, attitudes, staying fit, drinking alcohol,
things that go with love, relationships and break ups, …...................there's
a million, add your own. ~ |