Simplify Your Jokes

Day 9 of The Comedy Writing Challenge: On using simplicity to be funnier

Welcome to Day 9 of The 14 Day Comedy Writing Challenge.

Just getting started? Here’s the Day 1 post explaining everything, including what’s on the other side of an Einstein-Rosen bridge, aka a ‘wormhole.’

Find all Challenge posts here.

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In comedy writing, complexity is the enemy.

Most really funny ideas are pretty simple.

And lots of failed jokes or unfunny comedy premise ideas are convoluted.

Trust me. I know this from being King Convoluted.

I have truly reigned on the throne of “Bro, what the hell are you trying to say here?” in the kingdom of “This is six paragraphs too long, bro. You’re killin’ me, bro.”