Comedy comes in several basic styles and each comedian usually concentrates on the particular style that suits them. That is not to say they can’t or don’t dabble in the other styles, but sometimes a particular style is so suited to a comedian – and they get so used to it, that they prefer not […]

Many writers and comedians write their own material because they have a sense of humor that is unique. It may be a warped sense of humor, but they have the ability to see humor in many situations that most people would never dream of. To do this, they often focus on the small trivialities of […]

Different types of jokes have different structure. The stand-up comic tells jokes that are brief and to the point. Often they only have two or three lines, commonly called the set-up and the punch line. The set up is what makes the audience think the way you want them to think, while the punch line […]

The performer gets a thrill out of being on stage and delivering his lines so that everyone laughs. The writer may prefer to take time to get those funny lines just right. He may even perform them in his head, but he prefers to stay out of the limelight and watch someone else deliver the […]

I’ll Be Home At Midnight I have a good friend who is a doctor. A great guy but with one minor flaw: he never tells the truth. One weekend we went to play tennis at a resort about a hour from my house. We played doubles together until 1:00PM then took a break for lunch […]

We’ve all had times when we’ve struggled to get our ideas down on paper. We’ve started writing and ended up tying ourselves up in knots and overcomplicating the issue. It’s amazing how a simple idea can get lost in translation once we start writing. And often if we don’t like what we come up with […]

Writing is such a very fun experience. It’s a common task in college but if you are not used to it and have some problems in using the English grammar correctly, then you are slightly titled with that kind of game than the people who loved to write often. Writing requires styles and techniques to […]

When writing a research paper, it has to be factual. Therefore, when you already have your own topic for writing, always make sure to dig up for facts a soon as possible. There are a lot of ways to collect relevant information from different reliable resources. Ever heard of someone talk about “close reading” in […]

Descriptions are crucial for creating a setting in any story. Without it, your reader won’t be able to gather a sense of time, place or mood – all of which are critical elements to a powerful tale. As such, you should allow for ample description in your own writing, detailing things that will tingle both […]

Writing can either be easy or hard to accomplish. For some people, it is very easy if they write something in a more natural way without even experiencing any writer’s block or limited flow of words. It feels really light when writing continuously and setting your ideas according to their places you content which talks […]