Guides and tools for writing funnier
Shutap is an AI joke generator for creators. These guides cover the craft: how to turn a story into a bit, how long a TikTok bit should be, and how to write tags, plus the tools for scripts, skits, teleprompter and screenplay pages.
Turn your own story into a bit
Write what happened. Get a bit: hook, setup, tags and button.
Tools
- AI joke generatorTurn your own story into a complete comedy bit: hook, setup, tags and button — not random one-liners.
- Storytime script generatorTurn what happened into a script with a hook, setup, tags and a button.
- Stand-up bit generatorA first draft of the bit, with setup, tags and a button, from a real story.
- POV and skit generatorSee your bit as a scene, beat by beat, ready to shoot.
- Teleprompter for comedyRun any bit full-screen and read it to camera.
- Comedy screenplay page generatorYour bit as a script page, with characters and action.
How to be funny
- What a sense of humor is, and how to build oneWhat a sense of humor is, why it splits into two skills, and how to build the half you can practice.
- All how to be funny guides (1) →How to be funnier in conversation, at work, on dates, in texts and on camera, with habits you can practice and original example lines.
Humor techniques
- The rule of three in comedy, with examplesTwo items set the pattern, the third breaks it. How to write comic triples that land.
- All humor techniques guides (1) →The named techniques comedians use, from the rule of three, callbacks and misdirection to fake precision and escalation, with original examples.
Writing jokes
- What is a joke? The parts, and why they workThe parts of a joke, why the surprise works, and original lines to copy the shape of.
- How to write comedy tagsWhat a tag is, how to find one, and how many to write.
- All writing jokes guides (2) →Guides to writing jokes that land: premises, setups, punchlines, tags, buttons, rewrites and the structures comedians use.
Stand-up & open mics
- Stand-up comedy, explained: how a set actually worksHow a show is lined up, what a set is made of, the slang, and how a story becomes a bit.
- Your first comedy open mic night, step by stepSign-up, the light, what to bring, what to say, and what to do after your first set.
- All stand-up & open mics guides (2) →Guides for stand-up comedians: writing your first five minutes, open mics, building a set, stage time and working a room.
Storytime & POV videos
- How long should a TikTok bit be?Word counts for 15s, 30s, 60s and 2 minute bits.
- How to turn a story into a bitA six-step method: moment, detail, hook, setup, tags, button.
- All storytime & pov videos guides (2) →How to turn real stories into storytime and POV videos: hooks, pacing, length, structure and endings that get rewatched.
Types of humor
- Deadpan humor: what it means and how to do itWhat deadpan means, how it differs from dry humor, and how to hold a straight face on camera.
- Self-deprecating humor: how to write it, with examplesAim it at your choices, give the flaw a picture, never fish. Original examples.
- Types of humor, with examplesTen styles of funny, what makes each work, and an original line for each.
- All types of humor guides (3) →Dry, dark, deadpan, sarcastic, absurd and self-deprecating humor: what each one is, how it works, and how to write it.
Jokes for occasions
- Funny captions: how to write your own, with examplesA method for captions that only fit your photo, with weak-to-strong rewrites.
- How to write a funny wedding toastOne real story, two or three minutes, laughs in the middle, a sincere last line.
- Funny email sign-offs that fit the emailOriginal sign-offs for coworkers, bosses, follow-ups and Fridays, and how to write your own.
- All jokes for occasions guides (3) →How to be funny in a toast, a work email, a birthday card, a caption or a presentation, with original example lines.
Roasts
- How a roast battle works, and how to win oneThe rules, the rounds, the judging, and how to write jokes that win.
- Roast lines that land, and how to write your ownAim at choices, find the picture, and original roast lines to learn the shape from.
- All roasts guides (2) →How to write a roast that gets laughs without losing the room: targets, structure, punching at choices not people, and closers.
Finding ideas
Using Shutap
Shutap vs other tools
- AI roast generators compared, and how to roast a situationPhoto roast apps, free roast tools, chatbots and Shutap's roast voice, side by side.
- Punchlines.ai alternatives, compared by the job you need doneSeven Punchlines.ai alternatives sorted by what you start with and what you get back.
- AI joke generators comparedShutap, Witscript, Punchlines.ai and ChatGPT side by side: input, output and fit.
- Shutap vs ChatGPT and Claude for jokesA general chatbot versus a tool built for bits.
- Shutap vs Claude for jokesA general assistant versus a tool built for bits.
- All shutap vs other tools guides (7) →How Shutap compares with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Punchlines.ai, Witscript and other comedy script writers: what each is built for and when to use which.
AI as a writing partner
- AI comedy writing tools for creators: which one fits which stepWhich AI tool helps at which step of writing comedy, and how to keep the voice yours.
- All ai as a writing partner guides (1) →How to use AI to brainstorm and punch up comedy while the jokes stay yours: drafts to push against, not a ghostwriter.
More guides
Shutap Enterprise (in development)
- Request pricing and solutionsHumor for presentations, demos, launches and meetings.
- Shutap EnterpriseThe business direction: humor for presentations, roadshows, demos, launches and meetings.
- Make presentations and slides funnyWhere to put humor in a deck, how to write it, and what to avoid.
- Funny product demos and launchesHumor for demos, launches and roadshows, built from real stories.
Write your story, get the bit →
Turn your own story into a bit
Write what happened. Get a bit: hook, setup, tags and button.
