Quoting from "The Comedy Bible" which I read a long time ago. Basic joke structure is: Setup + Punchline Setup = Attitude + Topic + Premise Example: Robin W

Quoting from "The Comedy Bible" which I read a long time ago. Basic joke structure is: Setup + Punchline Setup = Attitude + Topic + Premise Example: Robin Williams Attitude: Parenting is hard Topic + Premise: "When you have a baby, you have to clean up your act." Punchline: "You can't come in drunk and go, 'Hey here's a little switch. Daddy's going to throw up on you'"