COMEDY 101 [M] [1] [2] [3] [4] - Classroom A - Classroom B

Lesson 2

Comedy Writing  Part 1

The Will to Risk

Week 2

Reading Assignment: 

The Comic Toolbox : How to Be Funny Even If You're Not: 

  • Read page 9 through page 18

Writing Assignment:

Keeping  the rules of nine* in mind, pick any two categories below and make up a list of ten funny names.

  • 10 funny character names

  • 10 funny street signs

  • 10 funny fast food restaurant names

  • 10 funny car names

  • 10 funny politician names

  • 10 funny planet names

  • 10 funny soap opera titles

 

* Rule of nine: It takes 10 lines to make 1 funny line. It's okay, even necessary,  to have 9 bad lines.  The rule of nines gives you the right to not always be funny, so take risks and go for the 1 out of 10!

 

Related Sites:

... and if that's not enough, try HumorLinks.Com with over 1000 links to humor sites!

 

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