Things You'll Need:
- Hand Buzzers
- Dictionaries
- Joke Books
- Notebooks
- Pens And Pencils
- Notebooks
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Step 1
Begin the narrative joke by establishing characters and setting, as you would with any story. (Note: In some simpler narrative jokes, setting may be omitted. A joke may begin with "Two guys are talking" as opposed to "Two guys are talking in a bar.")
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Step 2
Build tension in the joke by placing the characters in absurd situations or giving them absurd dialogue.
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Step 3
Resolve the tension with a punch line.











Comments
Anonymous said
on 12/19/2005 Make sure you've thought through the narrative joke before you start to tell it. Nothing kills a joke more than saying, "Oh, did I mention that the guy is carrying a penguin?" half-way into it.
Although, there can be a lot of fun had (if you're the self-deprecating type) in telling a joke badly. You can then redeem yourself and prove your mettle by immediately turning around and telling another narrative joke flawlessly!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Make sure to personalize your jokes. it's much more interesting to hear what happens to you, than for you to tell a generic story about someone you don't know.