--- product_id: 10902413 title: "The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say Something Funny About Anything" price: "124.35 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10902413-the-serious-guide-to-joke-writing-how-to-say-something store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Comprehensive humor techniques Top 100 in Jokes & Riddles Boosts creative thinking The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say Something Funny About Anything **Price:** 124.35 DT **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ˜‚ Elevate your wit and never miss a punchline again! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say Something Funny About Anything - **How much does it cost?** 124.35 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10902413-the-serious-guide-to-joke-writing-how-to-say-something) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Trusted Reference:** Join 600+ readers who rate it 4.4 stars for reliable, practical advice. - β€’ **Creativity Booster:** Stimulate your brain with diverse techniques for fresh, original comedy. - β€’ **Shelf-Worthy Manual:** Compact and handy guide that fits perfectly in your creative toolkit. - β€’ **Top-Ranked Bestseller:** Ranked #78 in Jokes & Riddlesβ€”don’t miss out on this comedy essential. - β€’ **Master the Art of Humor:** Unlock proven joke-writing strategies to make anything funny. ## Overview The Serious Guide to Joke Writing by Sally Holloway is a highly rated, bestselling manual that offers practical, easy-to-follow techniques for crafting humor on any topic. Perfect for writers, comedians, and creatives seeking to sharpen their joke-writing skills, this compact guide has earned a solid 4.4-star rating from over 600 readers and ranks in the top 100 books in Jokes & Riddles. ## Description How To Write Jokes for Fun & ProfitThis comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and experienced joke writers alike. The techniques you will learn can be used again and again to write funny and original material for: Stand-u Review: Great for reference brainstorming - Well written little reference and guidebook. I refer to this often to help me brainstorm ideas and remember processes for how to write funny material. Very glad this little manual is on my shelf and it’s very useful. One of the better reference books on this subject and really quite excellent for stimulating a variety of different types of creativity not only just humor. Review: Forget the Rest and Go With the Best! - I am a professional humorist and storyteller. For years I have struggled with the need to continuously develop and deliver new material. I have read dozens of books on the subjects of humor and joke writing, but The Serious Guide to Joke Writing by Sally Holloway is by far the best. Ms Holloway writes in a conversational and engaging style. Her prose is concise and boy, does she ever deliver! The chapters on Joke-Webs, the Hadron Joke Collider and the Surrealist Inquisition are gold mines. A longtime user of mind mapping, I was immediately able to put the joke web and Hadron Joke Collider ideas to use with excellent results. Not to worry though, if you are not familiar with mind mapping Ms Holloway's clear instructions and trouble-shooting guides will have you using both techniques in no time if you are willing to put in the work. The Surrealist Inquisition is proving to be a challenging technique, but one that I will spend more time with since I can easily see its ability to help come up with wildly funny ideas. The book flows, pulling you along and guiding you through each exercise. If you are interested in writing jokes, humorous essays, monologues, or simply adding some punch to your presentations, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #370,602 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #358 in Parody #465 in Comedy (Books) #662 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 648 Reviews | ## Images ![The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say Something Funny About Anything - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/611DBKaP15L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for reference brainstorming *by M***H on September 23, 2025* Well written little reference and guidebook. I refer to this often to help me brainstorm ideas and remember processes for how to write funny material. Very glad this little manual is on my shelf and it’s very useful. One of the better reference books on this subject and really quite excellent for stimulating a variety of different types of creativity not only just humor. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Forget the Rest and Go With the Best! *by A***N on May 23, 2011* I am a professional humorist and storyteller. For years I have struggled with the need to continuously develop and deliver new material. I have read dozens of books on the subjects of humor and joke writing, but The Serious Guide to Joke Writing by Sally Holloway is by far the best. Ms Holloway writes in a conversational and engaging style. Her prose is concise and boy, does she ever deliver! The chapters on Joke-Webs, the Hadron Joke Collider and the Surrealist Inquisition are gold mines. A longtime user of mind mapping, I was immediately able to put the joke web and Hadron Joke Collider ideas to use with excellent results. Not to worry though, if you are not familiar with mind mapping Ms Holloway's clear instructions and trouble-shooting guides will have you using both techniques in no time if you are willing to put in the work. The Surrealist Inquisition is proving to be a challenging technique, but one that I will spend more time with since I can easily see its ability to help come up with wildly funny ideas. The book flows, pulling you along and guiding you through each exercise. If you are interested in writing jokes, humorous essays, monologues, or simply adding some punch to your presentations, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A GREAT COMEDY WRITING BOOK, BUT...... *by G***8 on November 14, 2019* This book is a fantastic launch pad for point blank beginners learning how to write jokes. I went out and did two minutes worth of jokes at an open mic using techniques in this book to crank them out, and now that I get how joke writing works, I plan to get up there and do many more. That said, there are a few caveats IMHO to the book. - The book was written A) nine years ago by a B) straight C) white person D) in another country. This results in: - The slang and celebrities references that many of the jokes in the book depend upon have to be googled in order for the humor in the examples to be understood to understand the exercises. - The author is extremely easily titilated by queer people. There are at least four jokes in the book that revolve around, "I just mentioned queer people- I'm so outrageous!!" for their humor. - On a limited level, this applies to ethnic groups. I think that there were about two examples of stereotype based ethnic jokes (one, I think, regarding Arabs) that were not derogatory per se in terms of the nature of the joke, but relied heavily on a white person's incorrect stereotypes for humor (and lacked the consideration that people belonging to these groups are a part of her audience). - Bizarrely, she has several misogynistic jokes (usually written by her students, and inexplicably included by her). On the plus side, I can't say enough great things about the comedy writing techniques in the book. It's a fast and easy read, but for me, it was written by someone too removed in time and space (nine years and an ocean) for me to find most of the jokes funny. Your mileage may vary. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say Something Funny About Anything - The NEW Comedy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Writing and Performing Stand-Up Comedy - How To Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10902413-the-serious-guide-to-joke-writing-how-to-say-something](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/10902413-the-serious-guide-to-joke-writing-how-to-say-something) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-06*