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About Matt Willard

Matt Willard's bio begins with witty phrasing that succinctly illustrates his stance as a humorist. It is then followed with a clever sentence that illustrates what he does in his spare time. The bio concludes with a shameless link to his Twitter profile, paired with an off-hand comment that alludes to his success with women. Laughter.

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Make Your Writing Funny – The 4 Principles Each Humor Writer Needs

By on April 7th, 2011

Writing good humor involves a bag of tricks not everyone has on standby. It’s not something to be ashamed about – some people just aren’t meant for writing humor, just like I’m not meant to ever go back to Alabama. …

Make Your Writing Funny – The Single Best Way To Develop Humor Writing Skills

By on March 24th, 2011

Lately I’ve found that I’m one of those guys who only really learns his lesson once he’s made a buttload of big mistakes. On the one hand, big failures really suck and can get you down, but on the other, …

Make Your Writing Funny: How To Create Jokes On The Can

By on March 10th, 2011

People who know me know that I talk to myself a lot. Hey, I was a lonely kid – no wonder I make an excellent conversational partner. Then again, I think one of my favorite cartoon characters summed it up …

Make Your Writing Funny – My Favorite Comedy Writing Books

By on February 24th, 2011

I used several great books to develop my comedy writing skills. I’ve been using this column to teach you bits and pieces from each of these, along with a mix of my own techniques, but if you want a more …

Make Your Writing Funny – How To Steal Jokes From Others (Somewhat)

By on February 10th, 2011

In the world of fiction, copying passages from other stories and trying to publish them as your own is plagarism. In the world of comedy, it’s just another way to write. Of course, I don’t want you totally ripping off …