How To Write Jokes

One-session online workshop, 1 - 1.5 hours per session, live teaching, via Zoom.

The length of the sessions varies depending on the session topic and the questions and discussions that arise. Sessions will be a minimum of one hour.

Only ten places available on this workshop.

Thursday 14th November 2024 at 7.00pm

Times shown: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]

Workshop fee: £25

(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
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Workshop Leader

Tony Kirwood

Tony’s short stories have appeared in numerous publications and have been awarded or shortlisted for prizes. He has also contributed articles for The Independent, Writing Magazine, and many other newspapers and magazines. In an earlier life his comedy sketches were broadcast on UK and European TV and radio. His non-fiction book “How To Write Comedy” was cited by The Stage newspaper as the training book of the year.

Tony teaches creative writing in colleges and venues across the country. He has led workshops at book festivals and given talks to writing groups.

Workshop Outline

Everyone loves a good joke. You don’t need to be able to tell one to write one! All it takes is a little patience and time, and the learning of a few techniques. In this course you will learn to create a flow of ideas from a mind map and how you can turn them into sizzling one-liners.


This workshop is run by Budding Writers in partnership with The Writers Bureau.

Sign-up now for £25

By taking part in this workshop you will:

  • meet other writers

  • have time to ask questions as there are only ten participants per group

  • learn how to use a mind map to create ideas

  • find out how to your raw material into jokes

  • be shown how to rewrite a joke to maximise the comic effect.

Thursday 14th November 2024 at 7.00pm

Workshop fee: £25

  • How to write a cracking joke.

  • How to use a mind map to create ideas.

  • Notes emailed to you after the session.

  • A maximum of ten people.