Class: Making it Funny – The Art and Science of Humor Writing (The Center @MDC)
Upcoming: Sept. 9 – 30, 2014
Tuesdays, 6:30PM-8:30PM
Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Ever since I moved to Miami ten years ago, I’ve been attending creative writing classes at Miami Dade College through The Center for Literature and Theater. If you’re a Miami writer, hopeful writer, or writing teacher – or if you just want a chance to spend time with the elusive reading and writing crowd in Miami, you should get on their mailing list now. This is my first time leading a workshop of my own. I’m looking forward to the chance to work with funny writers and put my nerdly passion for studying what makes things funny to good use. The class will begin with a short overview of popular humor theories, then move onto more concrete aspects of humor, including the setup-punch structure used by standup comics and how to use “comic timing” on paper. We will also read and discuss excerpts of funny writing done well. The course will include in-class writing exercises as well as instructor and peer feedback on ongoing projects. Will this workshop make you funny? No. Only a lifetime of using humor to cope with emotional pain can do that. But this workshop will teach you use the techniques of professional funny people to enhance the humor in your own writing.
