I really need to fine-tune my comedy writing skills. I’m embarrassed to say that earlier this week, I spent an hour and a half that involved reading a headline, researching the current event, and then actually writing a joke for it. If I want to write for CONAN, I obviously can not spend that much time on one joke. Then again I don’t have my own research team, but HEY, no excuses, amirite? So, this is the result of my embarrassingly-long journey. It went through many revisions, and I’m pretty proud of the end result…

*insert laughter here* I mean, you get it right? *nervous laughter* I had a hard time deciding whether to make fun of A&F or The Situation, but I ultimately went with A&F (I do work at AE Outfitters, after all). That joke went onto get a favorite on twitter and about 10 likes on Facebook. Pretty good! An average number of likes for me. At this point of my aspiring comedy writing career I’m trying less to cater to the audience and more just trying to post what I think is funny.

I was quite content with myself for finally writing a decent headline joke, until MY IDOL, CONAN MONOLOGUE WRITER ROB KUTNER, wrote this tweet several hours later…

WHY CAN’T I BE THIS FUNNY?! RRRRRROOOOOOBBBBBB!!!!!! *shakes fist at the sky*

Then again, the jokes are different in the idea that he decided to make fun of The Situation rather than A&F… but boy oh boy is his joke funnier.