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How to make your writing funnier - Cheri Steinkellner

2016-02-09

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Did you ever notice how many jokes start with “Did you ever notice?” And what’s the deal with “What’s the deal?” There’s a lot of funny to be found simply by noticing the ordinary, everyday things you don’t ordinarily notice every day. Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Cheri Steinkellner offers a few tips and tricks for finding the funny in your writing.

Lesson by Cheri Steinkellner, animation by Anton Bogaty.


Who the Comedic Character
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Drawing Connections
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Shift from Observation to Imagination
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Comedy Writing Tricks
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Punchline Rule
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