How to make people LOL by Sara Neiman

We all have our favorite comedy shows. Saturday Night Live, MadTV, South Park, Family Guy, The Office, and, my personal favorite, the Soup. True, the actors and comedians do make these shows hilarious, but where do the performers get their material? Answer: the writers!!

Here are some helpful tips on how to write interesting, yet funny written material:

1. Choose a setting. Make sure it’s original!

2. Don’t make your sketch too long. Around two minutes is just right.

3. If you are trying to get a TV show to buy your sketch, don’t put in anything too expensive, like a helicopter. With the economy as it is, most networks are on a budget.

4. Keep the characters in the sketch to a max of about 3.

5. Act out your skit aloud! It may sound totally different out loud than in your head.

6. Make your characters and situations come to life! What are they wearing? What are their names? It will help the sketch become more relatable to your audience.




Here is a funny SNL sketch that we, as bloggers, can relate to. :)



Remember these tips and you are well on your way to writing those hilarious sketches for that adorable Andy Samberg! ;)


Works Cited:
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/may02/hornung.htm
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/jul99/luff.htm