These notes are from the writer’s conference of life the universe and everything. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. 

• Knows your audience.
• Twisting the expectation at the end. Twist something familiar in a new way.
• Bad pool: funny movie
• Check out hitch hider’s guide.
• Terry Pratchett: check out.
• The payload is at the end must give time to digest the joke and respond.
• Kevin heart: spider breakdown look up
• Comedy = tragedy plus time.
• Pulp fiction: movie
• Know what you are trying to accomplish.
• Make sure that comedy does not take away the tension
• Annihilation is a husband and wife making a baby. YouTube
• The humor code: book
• How far is too far is too far? After the first draft put it down and get beta readers. If they do not laugh cut
• The first person is the most intermit voice to hear.
• Jimmy Fallen let himself laugh and it’s funnier.
• Comedy and humor create an unexpected.
• A joke often takes the tension away. So be careful where you place humor.
• The first joke you think of will not necessarily be the best joke. Seek differently.
• Some jokes fail

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