Publisher's Synopsis
- Simple yet powerful ways to write hilarious material on any subject
- Insider tricks professionals use to get going and keep going
- Where jokes really come from and why this makes writing easier
- Techniques for creating simple puns and wordplay for laughs
- How to tap into a continuous stream of comedy consciousness
- Creative tools such as Joke-Webbing and the Hadron Joke Collider
- How to mine newspapers and headlines for topical comedy gold
- Ways to take jokes in weird and wonderful directions with surrealism
- How to hone your jokes to maximise laughs and minimise memorisation