Cracking the Joke: A Humor-writing workshop for the comedy curious

Thursday, September 10th at noon MT / 2 pm ET (60 minutes)

Want your writing to be funnier but don't know where to start? Curious about trying a comedy open mic but terrified of bombing? This workshop is for you.

Join stand-up comic and comedy producer Zoe Rogers and writer/comic Steph Smith for an inside look at how jokes actually get built. Zoe breaks down the formulas stand-up comics use to construct laughs from scratch. Steph translates those same structures into humor writing — essays, blog posts, storytelling. Together, they'll show you how to generate joke ideas whether you're headed for the stage or the page.

You'll get humor technique breakdowns, freewriting exercises, a do's-and-don'ts list, and real examples of both stand-up bits and humor writing — so you leave with tools you can actually use, not just theory.

Here's what you'll walk away with:

• A clear read on what makes a joke land — the setups and structures stand-up comics rely on, and how those same techniques translate to the page
• Practical tools for generating joke ideas and building comedic timing into your own writing
• A better sense of your own personal brand of funny
• A behind-the-scenes look at how humor works across formats — stand-up, humor essays, blog posts, and live storytelling