I'm having trouble understanding and writing humor. Can you give me any recommendation for funny comics and advise on how to be funny? All I found is "how to be funny on dates", and I don't care about dates. The internet is enough.

I don’t know if you are serious, but several different genres share one element for their power; Horror, erotica, comedy, et cetera, all work off of the power of the unexpected. The surprise moment.


Predictability can be mined for dread or humor, but the memorable stuff, the stuff that goes deep in your brain and stays there, is the the thing you did not see coming. The predictable stuff is just trying to recapture that thrill.

So try to do proper construction, then surprise the reader. And be careful with words, a single extra syllable can really drag down a premise.


My advice is write, then rewrite. Having a reader you trust is very helpful as well. If you’re not laughing, and they’re not laughing, odds are you need to start over.

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