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Usually the beginning of a story that people hear a lot. for example, "my girlfriend is upset about her new haircut" or "my dad keeps losing his car keys." and then i just think of different ways the story could end. "my girlfriend is upset about her new haircut. i don't understand why she's crying. i'm the one who has to get a new girlfriend." then i try it out on stage. i don't do a lot of re-writing. my jokes either work or they don't. the trick is just to write a ton of jokes.
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Usually The Beginning Of A Story That

Anthony Jeselnik
Usually the beginning of a story that people hear a lot. for example, "my girlfriend is upset about her new haircut" or "my dad keeps losing his car keys." and then i just think of different ways the story could end. "my girlfriend is upset about her new haircut. i don't understand why she's crying. i'm the one who has to get a new girlfriend." then i try it out on stage. i don't do a lot of re-writing. my jokes either work or they don't. the trick is just to write a ton of jokes.
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