How to Write Funny Quotes

“Comedic characters are much simpler. You don’t want to write a long, detailed bio for a comedic character. You just want to list 1–3 traits. Comedic characters aren’t meant to seem real. They’re merely meant to represent a fundamental flaw that all human beings share. We can all relate to a comedic character who symbolizes one of our core weaknesses. Laughing at them allows us to laugh at ourselves and the inherent foibles that make us all alike. Readers don’t see comedic characters as real, and they don’t want to. They expect them to be little more than symbols.”
― Scott Dikkers, How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing

“(“Comfort the Afflicted, Afflict the Comfortable”)”
― Scott Dikkers, How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing

“The human butt is the single funniest thing in the known universe. This is undisputed.”
― Scott Dikkers, How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing

“That said, Snark can be effective (and funny) when done well, and without clichés. One of the problems with Snark nowadays is that it’s overused, and therefore writers in this category have difficulty standing out from the crowd. Mike Nelson (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame) has written some very funny essays and books in this style.”
― Scott Dikkers, How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing

“an ill-equipped relatable character who faces impossible odds yet doesn’t give up.”
― Scott Dikkers, How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing