Setup: Ohio police seek bald man in $800 Rogaine theft
Punch Line: Maybe they shouldn’t be seeking a bald man.
Writer: Kent Graham
Category Archives: Joke Writing Workshop
Four-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn shows how the writing techniques in his book apply to some jokes about current events.
Joke About Bernie Sanders Dating Site
Setup: Berning Love: New dating site launches for Sanders supporters
Punch Line: You can only swipe left.
Writer: David Weiss
Joke About a Clown Jailed for DUI
Setup: Clown jailed on DUI charge
Punch Line: In his defense it’s hard to walk a straight line in those big floppy shoes.
Writer: Dan LaMorte
Joke About a Woman on a Pole
Setup: Woman touring fire station injured sliding down pole
Punch Line: She was compensated in $1 bills.
Writer: Gordon McNiff
Joke About 10-Year-Old Drug Dealer
A 10-year-old brought a gun to school for protection during a drug deal. School officials were upset, but did say the student is buying drugs at a high school level.
Writer: Chris Zalis
Joke About a Toddler in a Toilet
Setup: Ohio toddler found stuck in toilet while mom shopped at Walmart.
Punch Line: But to be fair, she was shopping for WD-40.
Writer: John Papaioannou
Joke About Jehovah’s Witnesses Headquarters
Setup: Jehovah’s Witnesses Selling Worldwide Headquarters in Brooklyn
Punch Line: They have been going around, trying to give the building away but no one will answer their door.
Writer: Collin Batten
Joke About Mathematical Pizza Slicing
Setup: Mathematicians found the perfect way to slice pizza equally for sharing.
Punch Line: But still haven’t found a way to get invited to parties.
Writer: Mike Imp
Joke About Peyton Manning and HGH
Setup: Report Links Peyton Manning and Others to HGH in 2011
Punch Line: Looks to me like it went straight to his forehead.
Writer: Paul Eastman
Joke About Walmart Testing Drones
Setup: Walmart is looking to test drones for home delivery and pickup.
Punch Line: They’ll do anything to keep Walmart customers out of Walmart.
Writer: Ben Capraro