23 ways to attack a joke premise
Good ideas for getting from setup to punchline.
I published this recently (based on the list shown above which I used to keep in my wallet):
Ways to make it funny
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When I first began doing comedy, I listened to a bunch of standup albums and wrote down how each joke worked. I was trying to give myself a framework for how to take something that happened IRL (e.g. someone said something dumb/strange/weird to me) and turn it into a joke I could say onstage. Just discovered it again and thought I’d share it here…
After, this good list of ways to attack a premise was sent in by a reader:
(I forget who/sorry/ping me and I’ll credit ya.)
“What emotions does this bring out of you” seems especially ripe.
