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How do I add humor to my writing without it being cringey?

>> No.13190808

Some people are funny some aren't. It appears you are the latter.

>> No.13190810

>>13190808
And it appears you are the former

>> No.13190837

Have your characters read out jokes from one of those joke books.

>> No.13191358

>>13190672
The simplest way is establishing a pattern the reader can recognize and relate to and then giving it an unexpected twist at the end, a punchline.

The pattern must be familiar and easy to understand - "a child is reaching for a doorbell, but cannot ring it. the subject of the joke comes to his aid, picks him up and helps him ring the bell."

now to upset the pattern - "the child says: thank you, mister! now let's run!"

>> No.13191366

>>13191358

and I suppose for it to not be cringey, it has to be relatable, not niche meme humor that only 4chinners would understand.

>> No.13191397

>>13190672
Post some of your comedic writing first. Also I believe the best way to add humor is to have a good understanding of your characters and revolve comedic situations on what they would do.

>> No.13191406

>>13190672
The best way is a witty display of your intelligence. That, and making fun of stupid things. Not people, but ideas

>> No.13192184

Write about jerking off and farting and shitting and pissing

>> No.13192218

>>13191406
>frogposter
>intelligence

>> No.13192416

Don't try to be clever. If you have something clever to write, write it. Otherwise, keep the humor low brow.

>> No.13192447

>>13190672
If you think 'le clown saying the /pol/ so ebin' thing is funny you're already lost mate. Shitty memes aren't humorous in the real world.

>> No.13192785

>>13190672
Make a connection between two subjects (through associations) that one wouldn't expect.

>> No.13194408

>>13190672
Just have creative descriptions

>> No.13194546

>>13190672
steal jokes dumbass

>> No.13194567

>>13190672
Don’t try to force jokes or punchlines into it. The texts I find to be the funniest are just the ones written with an overall ironic or surreal undertone. It’s not specific bits, it’s the ensemble.

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>>13192184
This

>> No.13194604

Write like a lunatic, it's based and endearing. A breath of fresh air.

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13194823

try to write very sad and depressing stuff, that should do it

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>>13194588
or a schlemihl smacking an octopus in the head with a bottle

>> No.13194834

>>13190672
Write about the paradoxical nature of the transgender person.

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>>13194588
>>13194833

>> No.13194844

write about yourself

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>>13190672
>frogposter
felate a shotgun and try on the next life

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>>13191366
>>13194588
>>13194833
>>13194844

>> No.13194871

>>13192447
Look at this fag.
>Muh green frog from /pol/
He clearly used the clown world pepe because humor is associated with Clowns retard

>> No.13195176

>>13190672
The George Carlin theory of comedy states that if you depict a regular scenario with just *one* thing out of proportion, humour is created. The example I remember is this:
>a crime occurs
>a woman is raped
>the woman is 80 yrs old
All of a sudden, an incidence of rape becomes kind of funny. Translate this into your plot and your characters: there are "normal" people doing normal things for normal reasons...but one thing is out of proportion. And be creative about how you describe this aspect of the story.

>> No.13195249

>>13190672
Read George Saunders and you’ll get the idea.

>> No.13195274

>>13195176
>george Carlin
>EVERYBODY IS STUPID BUT US RIGHT GUISE? We’RE MAD ABOUT IT

Yikes, I’d avoid him

>> No.13195321

>>13192447
god shut the fuck up you bitter little faggot, you should have your fucking legs broken

>> No.13195328

>>13195321
t. rare pepe collector

>> No.13195330

>>13195176
I hope your grandmother gets raped and frogposters make a webm of it. We'll see how funny that is.

>> No.13195684

>>13195274
>doesn't acknowledge the point of the post
>immaturely gets hung-up on a name of a dead comedian without even addressing the content
Absolute pseudery.

>>13195330
>things are supposed to be funny to all people, at all times, in all circumstances
>"Knock knock."
>"I live in a tent so your joke is fucking horrible. Fuck you for degrading me"
THE ABSOLUTE PSEUDERY OF THIS FAG

>> No.13195689

>>13190672
put a laugh track in so people know when to laugh.

>> No.13195692

>>13195330
>I hope your grandmother gets raped and frogposters make a webm of it.
based 2019 internet

>> No.13196557

>>13190672
Turn up the cringe until it becomes funny.

>> No.13196564

the writer who tries to appeal to his reader, he will never make it.

>> No.13196625

Whatever you do, please please assume your reader gets the joke from the get go and make no effort whatsoever of explaining it. You may subtly hint that it was in fact a joke but that's the maximum you're allowed.
t. person who feels the explanation is distracting and reminds me that I am in fact reading a story.

>> No.13196629

Have you ever read Sanderson? That's what happens if you force the humor. Don't force it. Let it come to you naturally.

>> No.13196636

>>13194833
I thought this fetish was invented in Japan

>> No.13196811

>>13195684
>cites a Le Angry rant comedian
>calls others pseudo

Carlin’s whole schtick was getting idiots to feel smart and here you are, an idiot, feeling smart. Pottery

>> No.13196868

>>13196811
>old age Carlin = prime Carlin
The funniest part is that your still upset that a bitter old fuck said God isn't real