Setup: Lunch ladies charged in half-million dollar scam
Punch Line: I knew $5,000 was too much for tater tots.
Writer: Nathan Cowley
Category Archives: Joke Writing Workshop
Joe shows how the writing techniques in his book apply to some jokes about current events.
Joke About $1 Trillion Amazon
Setup: Amazon is now worth $1,000,000,000,000.
Punch Line: Or from $500,000,000,000 used — click to see all buying options.
Writer: Chris Ballard
Joke About an Airliner Lap Dance
Setup: EasyJet mass brawl ‘after woman gets breasts out’ and ‘gives lads lap dances’
Punch Line: Or maybe she was just trying to squeeze back into her window seat.
Writer: Leonie Rachel
Joke About a New Hubble Photo
Setup: Hubble just took a brand new photo that will make you feel completely insignificant.
Punch Line: It’s a photo of your older sister being awarded her PhD.
Writer: Melissa McGlensey
Joke About a Bear Attack
Setup: Woman who survived bear attack has no hard feelings.
Punch Line: That’s because she’s paralyzed.
Writer: Sarah Smith
Joke About a Baby’s Tooth
Setup: Baby Born with Itty, Bitty Tooth…Which a Dentist Promptly Pulled
Punch Line: “It gets worse,” said the family’s Rabbi.
Writer: Taylor Wilson
Joke About a Mexican Plane Crash
Setup: A plane crashed in Mexico but everyone on board survived.
Punch Line: Wow. Even Death won’t let them cross over.
Writer: Michael Roy
Joke About Kit Kat Candy
Setup: Kit Kat Trademark Ruling: Candymaker Can’t Own a Shape
Punch Line: The company released a statement saying, “Give me a break.”
Writer: Brady Alland
Joke About the Apollo 11 Anniversary
Setup: Today, July 20, Is the 49th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Punch Line: It was one small step for man, one giant leap for conspiracy theorists.
Writer: Anthony Hudacs
Joke About High-Heeled Crocs
Setup: Yes, There Are Now High-heeled Crocs
Punch Line: Look on their website under guaranteed birth control
Writer: Vinod Chhaproo