CREATE A SURPRISE The primary reason for keeping jokes as brief as possible is to maintain surprise. While an audience listens to a joke, unconsciously their minds dart ahead to anticipate the punchline. With enough time, unless it’s a gob-smacking surprise, they may work out where the joke is going. Brevity keeps the teller one…
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JOHN COLLEE & TIM FERGUSON talk Drama & Comedy
JOHN COLLEE is the legendary screenwriter of ‘Happy Feet’ and ‘Master & Commander’. He chats with TIM FERGUSON about Drama & Comedy. (Interviewer – Waleed Aly, Drive on Radio National) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN