After going to Morty's It was recommended to me that I learn how to disect joke structures.
I found myself to begin as a storytelling comic. 6 minutes is not enough time to delve into several stories so writing jokes is the best alternative to combat this short time.
Jim Gaffigan's Mr. Universe is and excellent example of structure.
1) Setup
2) Punchline
3) Tag
He sets up the joke. Then he tells the punchline.
The tag is when additional words are used after the initial punchline is stated. The tag makes and reenforces the punch.
Great wisdom if you can incorporate the structure into your own material and originality.
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