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GOT SOME GOOD NEWS & BAD NEWS ABOUT WRITING.
| Posted on July 3, 2013 at 8:43 AM |
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A
quick yet powerful exercise in simple comedy writing is the old, 'Good
news -Bad news' joke. Nothing is more simple than 'set-up' – 'punch
line'. Try
it. Just
sit back and allow your imagination to create easy hilarity. Don't
discount simple writing!! It works. Subject – Punch. Subject –
Punch. Subject - Punch. Think
of it as a speed bag type exercise for writing...it forces your
little deviant comedy mind to come up with that quick twist, drop off, whacky-whacky trap door!! The idea is NOT to edit just let your funny flow! I
found it to be a good way to break through a writer's fog and get
back to having fun with comedy writing again. It's kind of like my
doodle. I jot down quick 'Good news – Bad news' twists. 'Good
news, this morning I did a workout in my underwear in front of a
mirror! Bad
news, I got so distracted I hit the car in front of me!' You
got nothing to lose and everything to gain with a few Gn-Bn jokes.
Sometimes if the punch line is strong enough you can drop it in
somewhere else or write some other setup around it for a whole new
bit. It's not exactly a waste of time....you're writing punch lines
pure and simple. 'Good
news, using this exercise will help you create punch lines. 'Bad
news, it's really hard to stop doing it!'. ~ |
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