Chapter One of Comedy Writing Secrets talks about how to become a better comedic writer. It is filled with tips and activities that you can do to become a better writer. There are also many quotes from comedians, some of which I know and some of which I do not. I learned that anybody can write with humor. Creativity is the key to humor and if you just put the work into it anybody can be funny. This made me feel a lot better because I am not one of the most outgoing funny people so knowing you don’t have to be that person to write comedy made me feel a lot more confident. They give you many tools to use to get your imagination going. One of the ones that I liked was the What If question. I am always thinking about random questions like what if my dog could talk? Even though not all of my thoughts are humorous, using this activity could get my imagination running and give me more ideas. I never thought about the benefits of humorous writing. I just thought it makes you feel good because you are making other people laugh. You can get more out of writing comedy then that. You can get respect, remembrance and rewards. I never really thought about all of the famous comedians and everything that they get and put in to their profession. They have to put in a lot of work to continuously come up with new material that the audience will enjoy, organize all of their ideas in a way people will understand and be able to perform their material in a funny way. I always thought it was so easy for them because that’s the way they make it look. This chapter made me think about all of the hard work that comedians have to do. Even though some of the material may come very easy to them it is not just about having funny jokes. You need to know who you are talking to because some people may take great offence to some jokes and will not find them funny.
In Laughing Matters they talk about how writing funny is a matter of perspective. This is very true. Something I find hilarious another person can find completely deranged and think it’s the most absurd thing in the world. There are so many different types of people in this world and it is not possible for everyone to think that a single one thing is funny. I think that this is a great thing. If everyone had similar thoughts and ideas it would be a very boring world. There are many different funny situations that happen in your life every single day and this is where many people get their material from. I believe that these real life situations are the funniest because most likely you have gone through a similar situation that you found hilarious as well. One of my favorite comedians is Dane Cook. He takes real life situations and makes them hilarious. You know exactly what he is talking about because most of it is entirely true. Many writers get their ideas from daydreaming. This is something all of us do and can use if we are trying to write humor. It may be something totally bizarre and a lot of people may not understand it but there will be someone out there who does and will crack up over it. At the end of this reading it gives us activities to do to help us to become better at writing humor. These activities will allow us to open up and get our thoughts on paper. I think these are very helpful.
Question: Are there any other benefits that come along with humor writing besides the ones mentioned in Comedy Writing Secrets?
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