* Make a joke, and then follow it up with the phrase 'Alternate Take', and then a second, different punchline. [Scott's first use of this experimental technique still has yet to be surpassed.]
This has been my favorite technique since I was in high school. A friend and I used to count jokes we didn't make during a situation, and compare numbers afterwards. The honor system kept us true, and we'd reveal the jokes later as we crossed them off and analyze why we went with the one we did. Probably the most educational/informative experience of my writing/comedy career.
"That's only got two levels." was the second best reason to not tell a joke, followed by, "That's too easy." If other people could have thought of it, it wasn't worth saying.
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oh man. lovin' the jokes!
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This has been my favorite technique since I was in high school. A friend and I used to count jokes we didn't make during a situation, and compare numbers afterwards. The honor system kept us true, and we'd reveal the jokes later as we crossed them off and analyze why we went with the one we did. Probably the most educational/informative experience of my writing/comedy career.
"That's only got two levels." was the second best reason to not tell a joke, followed by, "That's too easy." If other people could have thought of it, it wasn't worth saying.
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