4 Step Punchline Writing Method Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
Step 1
A
Setup
2
Q
Step 2
A
Solution (What do I want to imply?)
3
Q
Step 3
A
Punchline Question
4
Q
Step 4
A
Punchline
5
Q
Example 1
A
Example 1
6
Q
Setup
A
Being bald sucks.
7
Q
Solution (What do I want to Imply?)
A
I hate being bald.
8
Q
Question
A
What’s a playfully inappropriate way to imply that I hate being bald?
9
Q
Punchline
A
When you’re bald people can be really disrespectful (Pause). I guess that happens when you have no line to cross.
10
Q
Example 2
A
Example 2
11
Q
Setup
A
Would you slap your sibling for 1.5 million?
12
Q
Solution (What do I want to Imply?)
A
I hate my sibling
13
Q
Question
A
What’s a playfully inappropriate way to imply that I hate my sibling?
14
Q
Punchline
A
I would do it for two slices of pizza and a cold drink.
