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— Nick Kroll"I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you can't force it to."
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I tend to start with a fantastical premise, and then I place it in the world we know. Or, really, it places itself. Honestly, I feel that I have very little control of the magical aspect, as that's just what comes out for me.
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I feel that if I establish the world or the premise from the first line, then I can get the reader to come with me where I want her to go.
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