Punching Up Jokes

This 500-word satire reimagines joke editing as a full-contact sport with referees, timeouts, and illegal pun penalties. The article follows fictional punch-up sessions that turn into emotional WWE matches. There�s a fake quote from a veteran joke coach: �You gotta trim the fat, unless the fat�s the funny part.� A fake Harvard study claims 84% of joke improvements are just louder delivery. Writers spar with wit, but cry with sincerity. Ends with a cautionary tale: �One writer punched up a joke so high, it got cast on Broadway without him.� HOW TO WRITE COMEDY: https://comedywriter.info/punching-up-jokes/ AND http://comedywriter.info/