Setup: Disney removing Bill Cosby statue from Hollywood Studios theme park.
Punch Line: They claimed it was a little too close to the Sleeping Beauty statue.
Writer: Jonathan Morvay
Category Archives: Joke Writing Workshop
Joe shows how the writing techniques in his book apply to some jokes about current events.
Joke About Erection-Hiding Underwear
Setup: Fashion Designers Create Underwear That’ll Hide Your Erection
Punch Line: They come in sizes large, medium and don’t worry about it.
Writer: Bryce Morganthau
Joke About A Transgender Modeling Agency
Setup: All-Transgender Modeling Agency to Open in L.A.
Punch Line: Their first corporate contract is with Guess jeans.
Writer: Joseph Conklin
Joke About Coffee and Your Brain
Setup: Study: Coffee is good for your brain
Punch Line: Then why doesn’t it tell your brain not to pay $5 for a cup of it?
Writer: Janice Hough
Joke About A Milk Price Protest
Setup: Cows taken into supermarkets for milk price protest
Punch Line: Let’s hope no one decides to protest the price of honey
Writer: Phill Spittle
Joke About Super Lice
Setup: Treatment-resistant “Super Lice” found in Texas and 24 other states
Punch Line: Experts Left Scratching Their Heads
Writer: Rich Carucci
Joke About The Ethiopian Space Program
Setup: Ethiopia launches space program
Punch Line: And you can sponsor one of their astronauts for 60 cents a day.
Writer: MikeO
Joke About The Duggar Family
Setup: The Duggar Family Had a Code Word to Combat Sexual Thoughts
Punch Line: Obviously it didn’t work 19 times.
Writer: Danny Browning
Joke About Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Setup: Johnny Depp Says He Might Take Wife Amber Heard’s Last Name
Punch Line: He might as well since he already wears all her accessories.
Writer: Erica Spera
Joke About Miley Cyrus and Dane Cook
Setup: Miley Cyrus and Comedian Dane Cook Are Hooking Up
Punch Line: He will not have to steal another joke ‘cause he’s dating one.
Writer: Sonja Sofi Savanovic