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How to make your writing funnier - Cheri Steinkellner

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Did you ever notice how many jokes start with “Did you ever notice?” And what’s the deal with “What’s the deal?” There’s a lot of funny to be found simply by noticing the ordinary, everyday things you don’t ordinarily notice every day. Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Cheri Steinkellner offers a few tips and tricks for finding the funny in your writing.

Play “What If” with a normal, everyday activity like brushing your teeth or putting on your shoes. Let your imagination run wild with unexpected things that could happen with that ordinary activity.

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  • Educator Cheri Steinkellner
  • Director Anton Bogaty
  • Animator Anton Bogaty
  • Sound Designer Weston Fonger
  • Narrator Cheri Steinkellner

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