Comedipedia workbook

The Funny Engine

A 30-Day System for Writing, Dissecting, and Improving Jokes for Stand-Up, Shorts, and Everyday Humor

30 days

from raw premise to tested material

Original examples

with rewrites and craft notes

12 chapters

plus worksheets and resource path

What the book does

A practical system for writing jokes on purpose.

Premises that have emotional charge
Setups that create one clean expectation
Punchlines with clear trigger words
Humor mechanisms you can deliberately choose
Rewrite loops for jokes that almost work
Audience fit, taste, risk, and testing

Stand-up beginners

Build a premise bank, draft a first five minutes, record it, test it, and rewrite from data.

Short-form creators

Turn one premise into hooks, captions, visual turns, and repeatable clip batches.

Writers and speakers

Use joke mechanics to add surprise, clarity, and relief to lessons, newsletters, and presentations.

Inside the package

Built to feed the Comedipedia practice loop.

The book stands alone, then sends readers to the tools when they are ready to study structures, rewrite, and compare feedback on their drafts.

A practical workbook from observation to performance
Original examples with concrete craft notes
Joke dissections that explain the setup and turn
Before-and-after rewrites you can compare
Exercises and worksheets for your own material
30-day sprint from premise bank to tested set

Companion workflow

Write in the book. Test in the tools.

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