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The Adverb's Place in Humor
You’ve probably heard that adverbs are the spawn of Satan and a well meaning but old and faded plastic fern. They kinda are. But that...
Apr 7, 20212 min read


The Key To Humor
To write a funny book you really only need to master one thing: surprise. And how do we surprise someone? Set them up to expect one...
Nov 29, 20203 min read


The Straight Men of Comedy
"Well, the straight guy is never given enough credit... [Bud] Abbott gets no credit for framing a gag, for the architecture, for the...
Nov 29, 20202 min read


How to Write Humor: Scatological Jokes
Scatology: "interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature” - Merriam Webster So, basically, your common fart joke....
Nov 29, 20202 min read


How to Write Humor: Oddly Specific
This is part of series of blogs based on humor techniques I studied during my brief tenure as Serious Humorologist at the University of...
Nov 29, 20203 min read
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