| It started very simply for one well-known | | | | fool. Some of your jokes will work and some will |
| comedian. He was out with nothing to do one day | | | | not, but they all need to be tested no matter |
| and decided to buy a book. The subject of the | | | | what. In order to accurately be sure of the |
| book was how to write books, and the result | | | | results of your test, you will need to be your own |
| changed his life. He has since had a television | | | | worst critic. The response you want is a full belly |
| show in his own name, the hosted a famous and | | | | laugh, a loud guffaw, not just a polite giggle. |
| tremendously successful comedy show, and he is | | | | What ever you plan to write for, whether it be a |
| the new host of The Price is Right. | | | | novel, sitcom, or if your aim is to do stand-up |
| That's right, Drew Carrey got his start simply by | | | | comedy, people will expect a higher level of joke, |
| buying a book on how to write jokes. So now | | | | then a group of friends might. Your friends will be |
| you must be asking yourself, how can I learn to | | | | more forgiving than an audience in a bar, even if |
| write jokes. If thats the case, then I hope to give | | | | they have had a bit to drink. If you are looking to |
| you a few tips from my own experience. | | | | write jokes, then chances are you are already a |
| The most important thing is to not be afraid of | | | | funny person and your friends, want to laugh at |
| embarrassment. You will need to be a clown, be a | | | | you, a sitcom audience want to not laugh at you. |