Jokes lead you in one direction, and then they take you off in an expected direction. The next structure is called the pull back and reveal. And this is when the situation radically changes when we get more information. If you don't do a pullback and reveal very well, it can make you look like a very unoriginal comedian.
Studying some jokes told by stand-up comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe comedy festival, and dissecting them for vocabulary. Learn English with some jokes and find out about typical joke structures used by stand-up comedians. Transcripts and jokes available.
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