Darren Boyd

If you do something that is not gags and punchlines and is character-based, where there are no jokes as such, then it all has to come from a place of truth, and I love that - I love nothing more than getting very serious about my comedy.

English Actor

Mike Rowe

The one thing that TV is bad at doing is preaching. There are two extremes, you either turn the people into a punchline or turn them into hero, and both of those things suck, because most people are neither in real life.

American Celebrity

Fabolous

I just wanted to make good music that people related to me and said 'Yo that guy makes good music. When he gives us an effort, it's good music behind it. It's great lyrics, it's witty punchlines, it's great metaphors.

American Rapper

Doja Cat

It's funny, when you have a theme so particular to cows - or it could be anything like hair or nails - when you're rapping about a specific thing, you can have more punchlines about it.

American Musician

Takeoff

You gotta have fun with a song, make somebody laugh. You gotta have character. A hard punchline can make you laugh, but you gotta know how to say it.

Algerian Musician

Mark Hoppus

It's a real challenge to complete a story arc and end up with a cool punchline in 120 characters.

Demetri Martin

Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punchline.

American Comedian

Virgil Abloh

Collaboration is not a punchline... I only collaborate with the best in each category.

American Designer

John Lloyd

Maybe the universe is a giant practical joke and we don't know the punchline.

British Producer

Sebastian Maniscalco

I don't like long jokes. I like stories rather than setup punchlines.

Delivering the punchline at the right moment is crucial for the joke's impact.

Timing Matters

Never reveal the punchline too early as it spoils the joke.

Keep It Secret

A great punchline often has an element of surprise or unexpected twist.

Surprise Element

In stories or presentations, a good buildup makes the punchline more impactful.

Build-Up is Key

Use the punchline to create drama or highlight the most important point.

Dramatic Effect

Reveal the punchline clearly to make sure everyone understands the key message.

Reveal Carefully

 I got that question a lot, that's true. People would say, "Did you hear the joke about the guy who made a small fortune in the space industry?" Obviously, "He started with a large one," is the punchline. And so I tell people, well, I was trying to figure out the fastest way to turn a large fortune into a small one.

The mind behind Tesla,...

 choreographer, and costume designer. A cartoon has characters, a set, dialogue, even if one line, and a backstory. The characters must be dressed to fit the idea, speak in a way that is natural and forwards the idea or gives the punchline. Nothing should be in the cartoon

Inside a cartoonist's...

 And there's a punchline coming, so pay attention. I sent him a text a few weeks ago, asking Had he ever read any Stoic philosophy? And he replied with two pages of text. This is very unlike him. He is a terse dude. And not only was he familiar with stoicism,

Why you should define...

 but it's really hard to argue with that punchline. The description perfectly captured Edwards' personal vanity. And guess what? That ended up being the exact personality trait that was at the core of the scandal that ended his political career.

Chris Bliss: Comedy is...

 all of it, not to share laughs but to share the literal, visceral pain of my trauma. And I thought the best way to do that would be through a comedy show. And that is what I did. I wrote a comedy show that did not respect the punchline,

Three ideas. Three...

 feels I can give you an example it's just like when the you know the ball has left the hand of the basketball player it hasn't reached the rim yet like what you feel was second before a first kiss or like one instant after the punchline

Finding the transformativ...

 The punchline rule says put your punch at the end of the line. A rabbi, a priest, and a coconut walk into a disco. That brings up the rule of K. For some reason, words with a k-sound catch our ears and are considered comical. Coconut,

How to make your writing...

 Why can't some of this aid be used as a kind of guarantee mechanisms, to enable people to take risk? And finally, because they are both standing at my -- I'm out of time. Am I out of time? OK, so let me not forget my punchline.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala:...

 but to comment on them. Sidekicks are one of the most common and direct ways to do they can supply sneakily perceptive commentary on the main action, often while simultaneously serving as blundering, hapless punchlines.

How to make a sad story...

 there's a common denominator I think between magic fear and humor in that for all of them to be successful if you know the punchline for a joke before it's

Punchline