num_pages: 152
description:  The Definitive Humor-Writing Handbook From A Top Comedy Pro  This easy-to-follow guide, written by one of the world's most successful humor writers, lays out a clear system for creating funny ideas that get big, milk-coming-out-of-your-nose laughs, reliably and repeatably. You'll learn...  • The 3 sure-fire ways to generate material • The 11 different kinds of jokes and how to tell them • The secret to permanently overcoming writer's block • And many more tips, tricks, and techniques   Table of Contents  1 Introduction Use the techniques in this book to reliably create top-notch humor writing (page 9)  2 Your Brain’s Comedy Engine Access both hemispheres of your brain to eliminate writer’s block and tap an endless reserve of comedy ideas (page 19)  3 The Humor Writer’s Biggest Problem Overcome this one devastating obstacle to reach the widest possible audience (page 27)  4 How To Get Laughs Understand the different kinds of laughs, and how to generate the best one (page 37)  6 Subtext: The Secret Ingredient Infuse your humor with this vital component to create writing that makes people laugh (page 51)  6 The 11 Funny Filters Create any joke using the 11 fundamental building blocks of humor (page 61)  Funny Filter 1: Irony (page 62) Funny Filter 2: Character (page 64) Funny Filter 3: Shock (page 70) Funny Filter 4: Hyperbole (page 74) Funny Filter 5: Wordplay (page 77) Funny Filter 6: Reference (page 81) Funny Filter 7: Madcap (page 85) Funny Filter 8: Parody (page 90) Funny Filter 9: Analogy 9(page 4) Funny Filter 10: Misplaced Focus (page 96) Funny Filter 11: Metahumor (page 99)  7 Using The Funny Filters Layer the building blocks to create increasingly hilarious jokes (page 105)  8 Process Overview Master this simple system to become a prolific humor writer (page 127)  Click "Look inside" to see more!
language: English
title: How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing