All You Can't Eat: Comedy Timing
Practicing writing comedy with a 3 sentence gag: setup, escalation, punchline.
Onyinye Obiorah
12/24/20251 min read
My friend invited me to an all-you-can-eat buffet.
I turned up with all my friends, old schoolmates, coworkers, and my whole family – nuclear, extended, and forgotten.
Turns out the food was alive and moving.
What I learnt: Writing comedy involves a set-up, an escalation, and a punchline.