October 22, 2012

Top this!

Fellow speaker,

You can use a "topper" with your humor and comedy.  The topper is when you say something funny or have a funny reaction, get a laugh and then follow it up with something else funny to get a bigger laugh.  The follow up comment is the topper.  Example from comedian Groucho Marx:
Groucho: "The painting is in the house next door!"
Man:  "There is no house next door." (Groucho has a shocked reaction, then briefly thinks)
Groucho:  "Then we'll build one!" (topper)

Topping out,

Tim