The Academy

Economy

Every syllable after the punch is dead air.

1. Lesson 1Dead air after the punchYou will identify and delete every syllable that follows your punch word.
2. Lesson 2Cutting the setup to the boneReduce any setup to the minimum words the punchline structurally requires, one deletion at a time.
3. Lesson 3The words that apologiseYou will identify and cut every hedge word that dilutes your punch.
4. Lesson 4Short is not economicalYou will audit each word in a joke for whether it earns its syllable, not just count words.