Writing

Question 1

Mindset - humor is play

Question 2

Singular Silliness is not funny - Social Silliness can be very funny - example - Jerry Seinfeld - you have to enlist an audience - otherwise it is just silly and it deserves no respect.

Question 3

Joy of writing (playing with ideas)

Answer 3

I live playing with ideas - that’s what comedy writing is - how do I do this? (understanding the structure of humor and then “pour” in the ideas)

Question 4

Write a bunch of jokes at the same time - don’t get too attracted - rule of 99 - live with it in a positive way

Question 5

Telegraphing (don’t)

Answer 5

Giving too detailed an introduction to a story, making the setup so obvious that the audience can anticipate its ending

Question 6

Last is often better - keep your options open

Answer 6

Wedding toast - 3 themes - last one was the right one - commit full energy to each theme but acknowledge and accept and anticipate optimistically that the next theme (yet unthought of) will be the best

Question 7

Identify your 3 big issues (passion / anger) - then design your jokes so your issues are funny for your audience (opposite if alienation)

Question 8

3 little pigs - these are my issues…

Question 9

There are 30 ways (structure) to design a joke - list them all on a page - see what is natural fit

Question 10

ISSUES (3 little pigs)

Answer 10

MONEY
HEALTH
HAPPINESS
RELATIONSHIPS
STATUS

Question 11

Training Subconscious

Answer 11

John Cleese - finite time each day - trains your subconscious to be funny on cue - corrals all those funny bits that normally are scattered throughout the day…

Question 12

Re-define writing - tinkering - word play - quote - comedy writing is writing and rewriting and rewriting…