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JOKES INTRODUCTION
Some humor penetrates right to the essence of some human characteristic or problem in a way that a large number of people can recognize and appreciate readily, whether or not they could articulate or analyze the characteristic or even recognize it or admit its existence if presented abstractly. Mythology worthy of remembrance tells some truth with its fictions (however much we might simultaneously use it to flatter ourselves and gloss over problems). We may dispute the psychologist, be aghast at the sociologist, ignore the zoologist, yawn at the philosopher, but get the joke.
Some humor reveals some essential problem of epistemology, of psychology and behavior …
A few years back I started a log of my favorite examples, jotting down a short list, merely by mnemonic synecdoche, and adding to it as others occurred to me. I couldn’t find that file, so I began it again. And yesterday began actually fleshing some of the jokes.
Some humor reveals some essential problem of epistemology, of psychology and behavior …
A few years back I started a log of my favorite examples, jotting down a short list, merely by mnemonic synecdoche, and adding to it as others occurred to me. I couldn’t find that file, so I began it again. And yesterday began actually fleshing some of the jokes.
Origin of Jokes
A joke is something spoken, written, or done with intention. Jokes may have many different forms, e.g., a single word or a gesture
(considered in a particular context), a question-answer, or a whole short story. The word "joke" has a number of synonyms, including wisecrack, prank quip jape and jest, To achieve their end, jokes may employ irony word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punch line, i.e. an ending to make it humorous.
A practical joke or prank
differs from a spoken joke in that the major component of the humour is
physical rather than verbal (for example placing salt in the sugar
bowl).
Purpose
Jokes are typically for the entertainment of friends and onlookers. The desired response is generally laughter; when this does not happen the joke is said to have "fallen flat" or "bombed". However, jokes have other purposes and functions, common to comedy humour satire
in general.
Writing Jokes 1-2-3
Writing Jokes 1-2-3
One of the most common concerns I hear from humor writers and comedians is that they have days and sometimes weeks where they “can’t think of anything funny.” I thought to myself that I’m never without something to write or make jokes about. There’s always something there, it seems. So I thought about how my mind comes up with stuff.
I broke it down into steps and I’m going to give you that process right now. I’m calling it “1-2-3 JOKES.”
Start with stuff that is close to you. Look around you, think about your surroundings, situations, behaviors and ask yourself 3 questions:
1. What is new?
2. What has changed?
3. What have I acquired?
2. What has changed?
3. What have I acquired?
What’s new? Every day is a new day. With all the holidays and special occasion days we celebrate in this country and worldwide, almost everyday of every week gives us something to joke about. Did you know March 1st is National Pancake Day? Of course, it is immediately followed by National Maple Syrup Day.
As you ask yourself these questions, don’t leave anything out! Write it all down! Just looking in the mailbox, I’m sure everyone has acquired a cell phone bill, heating bill, water bill, cable bill, etc. You have a new pair of sneakers, let’s talk about them!
Too many comedians and humor writers stop too soon. They think, “there’s nothing funny there. They don’t take the time to write out everything about their sneakers and use their imagination to develop material. Every comedian and humor writer should be able to take any logical grouping of words and make it funny. But it takes dedication and work.
How To Tell Jokes - You Want To Be Funny? |
Are you one of those people who always complain, "I just can't tell a joke"? Sometimes we tell ourselves this, but it is not necessarily true. Being good at telling jokes doesn't mean you have to be a comedian. What it requires is a better understanding of some basics of telling jokes and a little practice. Once you familiarize yourself with these basics, your joke-telling skills will improve.
The four basic rules of jokes are timing, rhythm, rule of threes, and material. Let's look at each separately.
TIMING, for our discussion, has two functions:
1 The first has to do with the timing of telling the joke. Think of a joke as a miniature story. To tell your story, you will want your listeners' undivided attention. When a joke fails, the reason may not be that the joke isn't funny; it may be caused by bad timing by the person telling it. An example of this would be telling a joke at a funeral. It has been done, but the timing is inappropriate. Another example is substituting jokes for compassionate listening to a troubled friend. As obvious as this seems, it's amazing how often we ignore this common-sense rule.
2 The second function of timing relates to the internal workings of the joke itself. To better understand this, visualize the person telling the joke as an art instructor. Her student is the listener. As the instructor begins her joke, the student will start painting a picture on the canvas of his imagination. The words used in telling the joke will provide instructions as to what the student is to paint. If the joke begins with, "Two men went into a bar ... ," it has to be timed to allow the student to mentally paint those two men going into that bar.
RHYTHM, like timing, has two points of interest: Individual joke rhythm and sessions rhythms.
THE RULE OF THREES is the third point necessary for successful joke-telling. This rule dictates that a joke's punchline must occur on the third line of the joke. If it goes beyond the third line, the joke is too wordy and too long. (There is an exception to this rule: jokes known as one-liners.)
The reason: We are subconsciously trained to hearing a joke's punchline on the third line. We intuitively expect the rule of threes to be operating when we listen to a joke.
Keep this in mind while listening to someone tell a joke. You'll be amazed at how often this formula is used. Violating this principle is probably the number one error of inexperienced joke tellers. They carry the joke far beyond the third line and lose any chance of the joke's getting a good response.
MATERIAL is the fourth and final principle for telling good jokes. Material refers to the number of jokes in your repertoire. Analyzing your material should make you more aware of three distinctions that should put you ahead of most jokesters. It will make you more conscious of joke rhythms, and it will help you see that jokes fit particular subject categories. You will discover what categories you are strongest in and where you need additional material.
Begin by classifying your jokes into rhythm and subject categories, starting with rhythm. Pick a favorite joke and say it into a tape recorder. If you don't have a recorder, then just say the joke aloud, keeping in mind that you are focusing on rhythm. After you have done this several times, do the same with another favorite. With the second joke, you have a comparison and should note a difference between the two jokes' rhythms. If your jokes are written on cards, note on the cards what you think their rhythms would be. Determine whether each joke's rhythm is fast, slow or in between. You can create your own classifications. The point is to be aware of the different rhythms of each joke you tell.
