How To Write Jokes For People Who Don't Want To Be Funny
A lot of comedians complain about being asked to “say something funny.” Comedians take “say something funny” as a threat. It’s sort of the same response a scientist has when someone demands, “Prove to me right now that evolution is a thing!” Even if the scientist makes a convincing case, the denier is probably going to nod and say, “Yeah. Worms in a lab. Thought so. Deborah could be doing much better than you.”
But there are comedy challenges worse than “say something funny.” For example, “help me say something funny.”
Not to be mistaken with its entertainment industry cousin, “I'll pay you to make me funny,” “help [...]
