by Gina Ardito | Jun 6, 2013 | Advice Whether You Want it or Not, Carl Hiassen, Henny Youngman, Reversal, Rita Rudner, Skinny Dip, The Devil Wears Prada, The Rule of Three, Writing Humor
The third element of writing humor is Reversal, a technique similar to The Rule of Three, but with one setup before the payoff. The payoff is achieved by switching the expected in the last line. For example, Henny Youngman’s famous, “Take my wife....
by Gina Ardito | Jun 4, 2013 | Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, George Carlin, Ghostbusters, Horrible Bosses, The Rule of Three, Writing Humor
Another basic element of humor is the Rule of Three.In The Rule of Three, a writer begins with two segments of a familiar statement to lure the reader in for a big payoff. Think of the old line, “I came, I saw, I conquered.” But there’s where the familiar ends. Who...
