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 Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:15 pm
I was wondering if anyone had anytips on writing comedy. I can be funny and all that, but writing comedy is almost as hard as writing orginal romance for me (almost). Can anyone help?
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:15 am
I'm not very funny, either. But maybe is you gave a situation, I could come up with something (or a vague idea razz ).
Also, the NaNo comedy forums are a good place, but you have to be registered for NaNo. I could check it out and post if I find any good tips, though.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:58 am
Thank you, I'd appreciate it. I had a first draft writing (never get around to editing, do I?) somewhere, but I can't remember where. It sounded funny at first, but I'm not sure if everybody would get it.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:49 pm
Hey, I'm sorry this took so long. MuffinMage American comedy isn't funny either. That doesn't mean people don't laugh at it. Funny comes from a short circuit in the logic center of your brain. You know, you expect sequences, predictability, all that jazz. The key to being funny is taking predictable causes and making them cause unpredictable but logical effects. You can also take things that eveyone knows but people don't talk about, like all politicians being full of bullshit, independent of party denomination. Observe people around you and look for the humor implicit in what they are doing. Then take that to your book. Scott Adams writes a lot about the theory of humor. Look for The Dilbert Factor. That's where I stole a lot of this from. E. Welch Well, stop trying to be funny. It works. Comedy is the art of unexpected, you know. Raziel To echo what's already been said: If you actively TRY to be funny, it'll come out sounding forced. Let the events speak for themselves - the absurdity is implicit in most situations, so let that come out naturally. Kalanna Rai The more random the stuff, the funnier or at least odder it sounds. I'm a big fan of writing down a bunch of totally insane things, tossing them in a grab bag, and pulling them out at random moments and working them into the story. Link: ]http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=16162&forum=324
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:28 pm
I know how to be funny. It is one of the gifts my dad gave me. The problem is writing humor. Sentence leanght and the rest of it. I know one of the best things is to have a really serious atmosphere, then have a line of absurdity, but there isn't much mix to that.
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:06 pm
Sorry. I couldn't find much. I also don't really know how to help, as most of my stories are pretty dramatic, at least most of the time.. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:59 pm
Erm, some points in my tory are dramatic, but most of the time their goofing around about the whole situation.
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:08 pm
True. And yeah, my characters fool around, and they have some humorous lines, but I wouldn't know how to explain them or anything like that.
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:49 pm
Being funny is an art, and writing it down is sometimes alot harder. Considering it's writing it down.
Personally, I find it easier to say it to yourself (which I do, yes) before you write it down. If you find it humorous, there's a chance at least someone else does. It doesn't have to be laugh out loud funny to bring light to whatever situation you're using it for.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:16 am
I told ya'll, I know how to be funny, it is getting certian aspects in writing the right way. If you just write a joke out randomly, it rarely sounds funny, no matter how humorus it is alone. Belive me, I have a family of experts.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:25 am
I'm not saying you don't know how to be funny. I'm trying to help.
What exactly is your problem?
Because apparently I'm not getting it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:07 pm
I'm not tring to think up of jokes and what not, but to make the stlye of writing make the joke funnier. You can't just write out o joke in the middle of the story.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:33 pm
Hmmm, I'm not sure if I (or even we) can help.
In my stories, when I'm trying to be funny, I almost imagine the character speaking. They're voice is often sarcastic in the situation, and I try to bring a sarcastic air to the part. However, OS is written in 1st person, so I'm guessing it's easier with different views/characters.
Sorry that wasn't explained too well, but I really don't know how to phrase it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:03 pm
Thanks for trying though...
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:53 pm
Well you could have just said that. It makes much more sense.
It normally depends on your writing style when you write out a joke. They can be blunt, discrete, whatever; but it depends entirely on the way you write. Normally, I write a joke out bluntly. There are some that I write discretely, just to challenge people and see if they can get it; but normally, it's blunt.
I find it more humorous that way, but that's my opinion.
Obvious comment;
The joke normally has to do with the subject.
That's a given.
Does that help at all?
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