We’ll Laugh About This Later: Comedy Writing for Beginners

Ever told a story and wondered where the laugh went? This practical comedy writing workshop for beginners explores how to turn your everyday observations, strong opinions and minor grievances into jokes.

We’ll unpack why we laugh, how stand-up differs from storytelling, and the building blocks of a joke: setup, punchline and tag. Then we’ll play with five ways to create a surprise, opposites, wordplay, absurdity, exaggeration and understatement, before looking at how timing and delivery help a punchline land. Come curious, bring something that annoys you, and let’s find the funny.