In the first chapter of “Comedy Writing secrets”, it talks about the importance of humor writing. The first chapter explains that anyone can learn to write humor. Some people are naturally funny and others don’t quite have that talent, but it can be acquired. Within this first chapter, there are a couple of humor exercises to help you find your inner “funny”. There are three benefits of humor writing. They are respect, remembrance and rewards. You have to earn your respect, cause your words to be remembered, and earn great financial and personal rewards. There is also a map to being a successful humorist. The MAP consists of the material, the audience and the performer. You have to make sure the material you are presenting is appropriate for the audience; otherwise you will not get the laughs you are hoping to receive. At the end of the first chapter, a couple of tips are given to help you organize your material. The one that seems to be repeated a lot is to have your material sorted and organizes by your topics.
I found this first chapter very interesting. Before reading this, I was under the impression that you had to be naturally funny to be able to produce humor in your writing. I thought that is was normal to throw one or two jokes into your paper or writings, but to put more than that in there I thought I sounded stupid. After reading this chapter, it kind of put my mind at ease about writing with humor. Just think, this is only the first chapter; I wonder what I will think after reading them all.
I love how the chapter provided exercises to help developing your humor. I actually tried one and it seemed to help. Some of the ones I came up with seemed stupid, but for other ones I actually laughed out loud. I enjoyed reading the part about the MAP. It makes so much sense to focus your material for the audience you are presenting to. It is important to make sure your material is appropriate for your audience. You don’t want to talk vulgar to young kids, because that will make them think some things are ok to say.
Being funny is very rewarding. To have someone laugh at a story or a joke you say is a really cool feeling. It makes you feel better about yourself. Some people say that laughing is a cure to many things. To be able to help someone laugh is awesome. It also allows you to be the center of attention which is good for some people. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this chapter and I think I will really enjoy this class. I love laughing and I think it will be cool to learn how to write to make the audience that is reading it laugh.
The last part of this chapter tells you all about organization and work that has to be put in to be a comedian. I guess it is just like any other activity. Some things take practice and time to develop that skill. Being a comedian is no different.

What are some other activities to help get your imagination going to help you with writing humor?