How to Write a Joke

A formula that works for all writers, even if you aren’t funny

Erikka Innes
The Writing Cooperative
3 min readSep 13, 2020

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I’ve heard people say you can’t learn how to be funny. I don’t agree! You can learn to be funny, but if you aren’t naturally funny, it will be harder. Mostly that’s because someone who likes making their friends laugh has more practice than someone who never tried it. Also, as with any art form, some people are more naturally…

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