The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say Something Funny About Anything pdfdrive com

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Problem: I like topical jokes but find this method too dry.
Solution: If I have an emotional reaction to a news story then I find it’s best to
use the Stream-of-Consciousness method of writing, or, for a wacky approach, I
do  the  Surrealist  Inquisition.  Sometimes  I  combine  this  method  with  the  above
two methods. I read the newspapers to get the details of the story I want to write
about,  and  feed  those  into  the  Stream-of-Consciousness  and  The  Surrealist
Inquisition. That way, I cover all bases.
If  you  are  writing  for  radio  and  television,  they  will  need  unbiased  jokes.  So
even if you do have a rant up your sleeve about the latest political crisis, it might
not be relevant, whereas this is a good reliable method of finding jokes. I think it
also  trains  your  mind  to  seek  out  joke  set-ups.  It  builds  up  your  joke  writing
muscles. You’ll know this has happened when you hear something on the radio
or read a headline and immediately think of a punchline.

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Summary
Writing jokes from newspapers is about ruthless objectivity, spotting interesting
lines and working them until you find the joke.

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