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Here’s a list of questions every comedian asks when revising
a piece. Ask these questions of your piece and you won’t go wrong.
- Does it use as few words as possible?
- Does it telegraph its punchline?
- Is the funniest part at the end?
- Have you cut every nonessential phrase?
- Does every word count?
- Is it unnecessarily repetitive?
- Does it have a good set-up?
- Do the puns pop?
- Are the jokes all funny?
- Does it surprise the reader?
- Does it have the right tone?
- Does it hold the reader’s attention?
- Is it entertaining?
- Does it tell a good story?
- Does it still make you laugh?
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Your Turn
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