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Below are 10 tips and tricks on how to write hilarious comedy.
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Observe comedy, watch comedy, read comedy.
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Identify a co-genre over which the comedy can be added (e.g. romantic-comedy, historical-comedy).
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Incorporate multiple levels of humor (e.g., obvious, subtle).
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Treat your novel like any other novel - include plot and conflict - and use humor within, e.g., over-exaggerate the problem.
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The key to humor is surprise - an unexpected joke, outcome, gag.
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Consider what makes you laugh and draw on that.
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Test out your jokes/gags on others.
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Draw inspiration from the mundane - sometimes over-exaggerating the truth is enough to make people laugh.
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Use metaphors and similes to drive a point home comically
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Work and/or consult with others to gain different views of humor.
For more information, visit the following websites from which the above points were gathered:
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/humor-writing-filled-novel
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/6-tips-for-successful-comedy-writing
http://thewritepractice.com/four-commandments-to-writing-funny/
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ISBN: 978-1599639611
Publication Date: March 18, 2016 Comedy Writing Secrets’ purpose is to bring to light the secrets of writing humor that will leave readers laughing. This book includes topics such as the basic construct of jokes, an explanation of the different ways to create humor, how to add humor into writing, and what key components are needed to make someone laugh. Examples and exercises accompany each topic. |
ISBN: 978-1884956669
Publication Date: May 1, 2007 The New Comedy Writing Step by Step’s purpose is to provide a concise resource to comedy writing. This book contains information on the guidelines to writing comically, how to write comedy into different situations, and how to build the skills needed to write comedy. Along with each topic are accompanying exercises. |
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ISBN: 978-1845285258
Publication Date: May 1, 2014 How to Write Comedy’s purpose is to teach aspiring writers how to write comedy into their novel. This book identifies the blocks needed to build hilarious comedy and contains information relating to choosing a genre and then adding comedy into the chosen genre, building skills required to add comedy into a novel, and using dialogue to create humor. |
ISBN: 978-1499196122
Publication Date: April 18, 2014 How to Write Funny’s purpose is to identify a system for writing humor that can be applied to any setting. This book includes three methods to generate humorous material, eleven types of jokes and how to present them to get laughs, how to break through writer’s block, and the science behind the brain and comedy. |
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