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    The document provides guidelines for constructing jokes and comedy, including maintaining a rule of three with the first two items being serious and the third being funny. It outlines the typical structure of a joke as having a premise, setup, punchline, and sometimes a tag or callback. For the joke to be effective, the gap between the premise and setup should be optimized and the punchline word should come at the end. Even if not funny, the content can still engage audiences if it is interesting or contains a mix of truth and surprise. The order and types of jokes are also listed.

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    The document provides guidelines for constructing jokes and comedy, including maintaining a rule of three with the first two items being serious and the third being funny. It outlines the typical structure of a joke as having a premise, setup, punchline, and sometimes a tag or callback. For the joke to be effective, the gap between the premise and setup should be optimized and the punchline word should come at the end. Even if not funny, the content can still engage audiences if it is interesting or contains a mix of truth and surprise. The order and types of jokes are also listed.

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    Easiest Rule of Three

    Uploaded by

    Aadarsha timilsina
    The document provides guidelines for constructing jokes and comedy, including maintaining a rule of three with the first two items being serious and the third being funny. It outlines the typical structure of a joke as having a premise, setup, punchline, and sometimes a tag or callback. For the joke to be effective, the gap between the premise and setup should be optimized and the punchline word should come at the end. Even if not funny, the content can still engage audiences if it is interesting or contains a mix of truth and surprise. The order and types of jokes are also listed.

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    Easiest rule of three

    Serious,

    Serious,

    Funny

    Joke structure

     Premise
     Setup
     Punchline
     Tag
     Act out
     Call back

    Gap between premise and setup must be perfect

    Put the punch word at end

    If you are not funny be interesting

    Truth is funny

    80% truth 20% surprise

    Don’t ask audience question?

    Brevity is soul of wit

    Order

    1st

    3rd

    4th

    2nd

    Types

    Puns

    Exaggeration

    Simile

    Sarcasm

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