Once you have a firm grasp of what's going on in the political world and can relate that to the daily news, the jokes will begin to bubble in your brain until you are boiling over with clever political absurdities.
Even if politics is not your game, current events should be. Keeping an eye and an ear to the news—and that includes the gossipy patter that comes out of Hollywood (think TMZ,
ET Insider, et al)—will deal you a winning hand when you want to write comedic commentary on what's happening with the likes of
Jon & Kate, Lindsay Lohan, the Kardashians, or what top movies are making headlines.
The day of the "two guys walk into a bar" joke is over. Each day is a day unto itself when it comes to writing current comedy.
Socrates said, "Know thyself". Comedians looking for good writers say, "Know thy stuff."
Even if politics is not your game, current events should be. Keeping an eye and an ear to the news—and that includes the gossipy patter that comes out of Hollywood (think TMZ,
Jon & Kate, Lindsay Lohan, the Kardashians, or what top movies are making headlines.
The day of the "two guys walk into a bar" joke is over. Each day is a day unto itself when it comes to writing current comedy.
Socrates said, "Know thyself". Comedians looking for good writers say, "Know thy stuff."
Published by Wendel Potter
I've been a contributing comedy writer for Jay Leno, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, Phyllis Diller,Yakov Smirnoff,Reader's Digest, New York Times,as well as editing humor books and writing radio promos.... View profile
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