The Academy
The twist
The gap between where the setup points and where the punchline goes.
4 lessons
- Lesson 1:
The assumption you plant
You will identify the one assumption your setup plants and break it with a punchline that replaces it.
- Lesson 2:
Two meanings, one sentence
You will build a setup that carries two readings and test that the second one actually holds.
- Lesson 3:
The pattern you break
Build a two-item pattern, then break it on the third beat to spike Surprise.
- Lesson 4:
When the let-down is the joke
Deliver a punchline smaller than the setup promises and let the deflation be the surprise.