Here is a continuation of my notes on this LTUE panel, a serious look at comedy by Berin Stephens. I hope they can be of use to you in your own creative pursuits.
– Humor is a deviation from a pattern.
– A running gag that is refreshed in some way can create humor.
– Comedic drop: send someone up for fall
– someone describes the there are six things that can make humor funny: cute, clever, cruel, naughty, recognizable, or bizarre. The more of the sick should have been more successful. The joke.
– How can I make the situation worse can add humor.
– Documentary: comedian is about Jerry Stanfield
– If the audience cannot envision the scene, the joke will not work.
– The setup of the joke cannot be too lengthy.
– Twitter is a good place to practice your jokes.
– humor is a defense mechanism.
– Humor can be a tool to release tension.
– Puns
– malaprop: things that are misquote please are not here to create this order, but to maintain this order governor of city
– insurance claim letter to a spaceship captain who had a ship damaged in asteroid belt
– clichés: have built an expectation. Back to the future. Bob says make it like a leaf, and get out of here.
– Tips: keep jokes as short as possible, but the funniest part at the end, keep a humorous voice in writing helps maintain the comedic perspective.
– Rhythm and timing,
A. pause before the delivery.
B. Add a paragraph break
C. Punctuation – mdash
D. Put a word in between, or he or she didn’t can influence the beans.
E. At a beat or brief action
– Don’t base plot on a joke.
– Keep the humor journal. The sum is funny. Write it down.
– Make sure the joke is funny to you.
– Use lab rats, such as beta readers and see what they find to be funny.
– With other people’s humor in your journal as well.
– Check out berinstephens.,
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