Write Jokes Like a Pro
A joke is just a short story with a surprise ending.
I teach the skills and techniques I've developed over 30+ years as a professional comedy writer. In my workshops, you’ll:
Learn to produce quality jokes on demand, on any topic, at any time, whether you're feeling inspired or not.
Develop the instincts to think in joke form, organically finding the surprise in every new premise.
Uncover trade secrets on how to mine premises for jokes, and build jokes into longer bits and stories.
Identify your two POVS - the one you present to the audience, and the one the audience expects from you.
Workshops
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Transform your funny idea to a sellable show. Mike Larsen is an Emmy-nominated television writer with a 20 year career writing for multiple top-10 shows. He’s developed dozens of original television scripts and screenplays, and is a master at pitching and selling new projects, having sold 15 novel ideas to major studios, all four tv networks, the BBC, and Disney.
This two-day workshop begins with your original idea, and culminates with a first draft of a pitch directed at a specific media platform.
