Anatomy of a Joke
1. Target
Every joke begins with a target, be it a person or place or idea. Cater joke to right audience so they won't be offended. 2. Hostility
The essence of joke is making fun of someone or something but its end result will not even make the joke seem hostile at all. 3. Realism
You're in fact juxtaposing the reasonable next to the unreasonable. Joke needs to start off in a serious casual way as something that people can relate to and is real. 4. Emotion
Build up anticipation & tension in a story with pauses & questions. 5. Exaggeration
2nd part of the joke shd be exaggerated as far as you can, yet still believable 6. Surprise
Give the audience an unexpected ending to blow them away "The information in this e-mail (including attachments) is confidential and is only intended for use by the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient or addressee, please notify us immediately. Any unauthorized disclosure, use or dissemination either in whole or in part is prohibited. Opinions, conclusions and other information contained in this message are personal opinions of the sender and do not necessarily represent the views of the Panasonic Group of companies."
Every joke begins with a target, be it a person or place or idea. Cater joke to right audience so they won't be offended. 2. Hostility
The essence of joke is making fun of someone or something but its end result will not even make the joke seem hostile at all. 3. Realism
You're in fact juxtaposing the reasonable next to the unreasonable. Joke needs to start off in a serious casual way as something that people can relate to and is real. 4. Emotion
Build up anticipation & tension in a story with pauses & questions. 5. Exaggeration
2nd part of the joke shd be exaggerated as far as you can, yet still believable 6. Surprise
Give the audience an unexpected ending to blow them away "The information in this e-mail (including attachments) is confidential and is only intended for use by the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient or addressee, please notify us immediately. Any unauthorized disclosure, use or dissemination either in whole or in part is prohibited. Opinions, conclusions and other information contained in this message are personal opinions of the sender and do not necessarily represent the views of the Panasonic Group of companies."
