Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O'Connor - Maintaining The Same Person and Tense Within Each Joke
Comedy Writing Tips From Billy O’Connor – Maintaining The Same Person and Tense Within Each Joke
For comics, we could compare a “set” to a book, a “bit” to a chapter and a “joke” to a paragraph. Within each joke, as within each paragraph, don’t confuse the audience. Tip one: Understand the importance of maintaining same person within each joke/ paragraph. Switching from “you” to “one” or “they” can be disconcerting to the listener/reader. With writing, it’s always about the reader. With…
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