If you are interested in a career as a comedic writer, you should follow tips you find on sites that actually teach how to write funny. Better yet, attend writing classes that focus on comedic writing. Consider famous authors who try to add a bit of funniness in their books just to keep the readers interest level high. Therefore, following are some suggestions that will help you write interesting and funny articles to ensure that your readers end the reading experience on a happy note.
Use clashing thoughts to keep your readers interested. Absurdity is one of the reasons why we laugh at jokes and when you couple that with several other inconsistent and ridiculous ideas and what you get is a picture of complete meaninglessness. For example, a dog ordering his human around is not a normal scene and this exchange of roles where the human does the things that we usually order our dogs to do (such as playing fetch or digging holes) makes for a totally absurd and hilarious scene.
Work up the story starting from a rational point of view and then moving up the pace to a rather illogical standpoint. In other words, what you are working on here is the element of absurdity of thoughts. The ideas may look related to each other at first, but as the story unfolds and ideas that are more irrational are introduced, the more the story becomes funny.
Repeat ideas or lines within the same joke. The basis of comedy is the act of repeating scenarios or jokes several times. Look at sitcom The Three Stooges and how they act and react to situations. When one does something, the next stooge does the same thing. And despite the many times actions are repeated, those who view the comedy still find the scenes appealing to their senses.
Find something serious about ridiculous ideas and find something funny in serious matters. Related to misdirecting the readers and the technique on escalation, this approach proves to be a funny way of looking at things primarily because of the reversal of approach in understanding a story. Adding humor to serious matters will make it easier to absorb while approaching an otherwise funny story seriously adds ridiculousness to the situation.
Try the Circular technique. This is very much a self-explanatory technique that is very much related to Repetition technique. Likewise, this technique allows the user to repeat things again and again.
Use clashing thoughts to keep your readers interested. Absurdity is one of the reasons why we laugh at jokes and when you couple that with several other inconsistent and ridiculous ideas and what you get is a picture of complete meaninglessness. For example, a dog ordering his human around is not a normal scene and this exchange of roles where the human does the things that we usually order our dogs to do (such as playing fetch or digging holes) makes for a totally absurd and hilarious scene.
Work up the story starting from a rational point of view and then moving up the pace to a rather illogical standpoint. In other words, what you are working on here is the element of absurdity of thoughts. The ideas may look related to each other at first, but as the story unfolds and ideas that are more irrational are introduced, the more the story becomes funny.
Repeat ideas or lines within the same joke. The basis of comedy is the act of repeating scenarios or jokes several times. Look at sitcom The Three Stooges and how they act and react to situations. When one does something, the next stooge does the same thing. And despite the many times actions are repeated, those who view the comedy still find the scenes appealing to their senses.
Find something serious about ridiculous ideas and find something funny in serious matters. Related to misdirecting the readers and the technique on escalation, this approach proves to be a funny way of looking at things primarily because of the reversal of approach in understanding a story. Adding humor to serious matters will make it easier to absorb while approaching an otherwise funny story seriously adds ridiculousness to the situation.
Try the Circular technique. This is very much a self-explanatory technique that is very much related to Repetition technique. Likewise, this technique allows the user to repeat things again and again.
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