Humor Writing

4.0 credits

What makes The Onion funny? How about the likes of Tina Fey, Mark Twain, Chris Rock, Jonathan Swift, Lord Byron, Mindy Kaling, Dave Barry, Demetri Martin, Ali Wong, and David Sedaris? In this course we’ll seek inspiration from some of the funniest people alive (and dead) while writing our own humor pieces. Students will have a chance to explore a variety of genres, including parodies, opinion pieces, sketches, funny features, personal narratives, and comic poems and songs; to share their work with the class; and to introduce each other to their favorite humorists. Please e-mail instructor with a paragraph describing why you would like to take the course.