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Attitude gives the joke its energy. An attitude is your perspective on the subject. It can be but is not limited to: dismay, anger, frustration, confusion, love, hate, hostility, excitement, boredom, tired, weird, scary, hard, stupid, wonderful, frightened, and pride. Most every subject can have a different attitude. Every joke has some type of attitude or a point of view. An emotional attitude will help build tension, which will fuel the emotional release or laughter.

Here are a few of the popular attitudes:

1.Love

2.Hate/Hostility

3.Confusion

4.Superiority

5.Pain

6.Scary

7.Weird

8.Hard/Easy

9.Worried

A comedian’s attitude can change from joke to joke. One topic could be love; the next could be hate. A persona or basic point of view should be maintained throughout an act. For example George Carlin had many attitudes. However, he maintained his persona or point of view as an antagonist and often a voice for the people.

Logan Murray in his book Be a Great Stand-Up writes about the seven deadly sins. He gives an example where you can use the same setup, and then insert a separate punchline for each sin. (see Template #58)

These are the seven deadly sins Murray writes about:

•Greed

•Sloth

•Pride

•Gluttony

•Anger

•Lust

•Envy

You can use them or you could use kinder attitudes, such as faith, hope, charity, trust, or dream. Note: When you use a softer attitude, the emotion is less and often the emotional release, or laugh, is less.