Matt, thanks a million for this. After decades in the music business, I’m about to do a small stand-up set for a friend’s anniversary as a surprise. Obviously I want to come up with all original material, but have never ventured into this type of writing. Your breakdown here is beyond helpful. I’m going to write my bit, and if it goes over well, I might take it to an open mic or something - at least if being in my mid-forties isn’t too late a start!? Thanks again, and I find you as hilarious as I do helpful. Cheers!
I watched you're full Mac N Cheese Special, you did great, I always wanted to do stand up but I don't know how to write jokes even though i watch videos how to write jokes lol
Thanks so much. Here is a little video where I explain my Joke Writing process. Think it will help a lot ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2g73GL5Og6o.html
I get what you're saying about pen vs keyboard but I think thats generational. I cant be creative with a pen because I can barely write, my generation was taught to type at like age 6. I can type like 100 words per minute with one hand..... Its WAY more creative for me to write with a keyboard because I get free flowing ideas. I can use different notes apps to lay out the screen how I want... if I write, its going to take me like an hour to write every sentence and like, im going to fuck up the page with words i cant read and have to scribble over them or erase the page into dust...
Gotta pause this video because I love listening to you, but I'm also working. Great content and interesting story. My daughter was also born with a bunch of medical conditions so your childhood health challenges resonate. But my heart really goes out to you... you were born in the boogie down. Poor kid. 😂 Queens hospitals have the best nasty nurses so we got much more trauma aka better joke material.
00:00 🎤 Joke writing involves a four-part process: defining the premise, allowing subconscious thoughts to surface, gathering raw materials, and entering the punch-up phase. 00:44 🧠 Define the premise and let it flow through your subconscious to gather raw materials for constructing the joke. 01:38 📝 Structure of long-form stand-up: setup, describe the situation, punchline, tagline, and throwaway line. 01:54 🤣 In the punch-up phase, focus on making the joke funnier by selecting the right words and adjusting offensive content. 02:37 🗝️ Your truth is a valuable asset in joke writing. Start with genuine experiences for engaging material. 02:52 🖋️ Using a pen and paper stimulates creativity more effectively than a keyboard. Begin with a positive mindset for productive writing. 03:32 ✍️ Write jokes as dialogues, not in paragraph form. This allows for individual word focus and improves timing in delivery. 04:51 👑 Observational humor: Example of kids in car seats as "little Thrones," inspired by a true story. 06:29 🎭 Act outs can elevate material, but the joke must be solid on its own before adding performance elements. 07:25 🧸 Using a simple setup and employing the joke writing formula to create a toy-related joke about kids and their toys. 09:36 ✂️ Editing is crucial in joke writing. Be efficient with words, focusing on delivering the point of view effectively. 10:31 🕰️ Timing is paramount. A fraction of a second can make or break a joke's impact, emphasizing the importance of delivery.
This ish hilarious!!! Bro how more people not F-ing with your videos!! 😂😂😂 I’m just starting out haven’t done any stand up… and just now writing … learned a lot will post some stuff that come to me from this!!! Great video again
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Thanks for the kind words and for watching the video. Please check back in and let me know how things are going. Everything I teach comes from the 3 Rings of Stand-Up Comedy. Public Speaking, Performing and Material. If you thought this video was good please check out this one where I go into the most important ring which is the Public Speaking aspects of Stand-Up. All the best. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mYw7slVLGY0.html
Thank you so much for making this video. Every other comic explaining joke writing makes it to hard to understand,but you do it simple so anyone can get it.
Thanks so much for your comment. I really think I have simplified the process and really appreciate you noticing. If you are interested in the full LOL 101 course along with others and more to come visit www.strategichumorinstitute.com and enter code LAUGH at checkout to save a $100. Thanks again
@local2458 Thanks. I recorded a bunch of these joke ecards for a company that wound up never doing anything with them so I thought I would post them online for people to use. I appreciate you leaving a comment and check back because I am going to post more birthday cards with different jokes and for children, golfers, Moms, etc. All the best.
