How to Write Good Comedy for Triond

Having trouble writing articles for Triond? Need a bit of help? Well then you’ve found the best guide to writing good comedy. Comedy, as many people who have tried it and know, it is one of the hardest writing styles but with a bit of guidance can become a great hit. If you’re into writing jokes or drawing funny cartoons that make fun of stuff I hardly understand then you’re a good candidate for a comedy writer.

Now you must remember that there are many different styles of comedy. Like stand-up comedy, musical comedy, theatre and film, journalism, novels, and many, many more. The secret is to choose one style and stick with it through thick and thin. If you cant do that then I would suggest writing basic jokes. It’s the easiest method and is quite full-filling once you’ve heard your friends laugh at it.

This article is going to be based on basic joke writing.

Basic joke writing: The Surprise joke

The Surprise Joke is the simplest way to make a joke. All you need to do is find a subject, exaggerate it in a funny way and you’ve made your first joke. The subject is not hard to find. All you need is to do is choose something that made you laugh today. For example. You know how little kids are always peeing in the pool. Well you could have a joke like this.

My kid was banned from the local leisure centre for peeing in the swimming pool. I told them lots of little boys wee in the swimming pools.

They said yes, but not off the high diving board.

Another is:

If you don’t succeed at first maybe skydiving’s not for you.

Hopefully you will now be able to brighten someone’s unhappy life. Or get yourself booed off a stage, but anyway at least you tried comedy.