Hey Ventriloquist Friends!

I am looking for some help in the basics of joke writing for puppets

I do more magic than puppets. But I have some pretty cool folkmanis animals.

Soon I am scheduled to speak at a local church Sunday School. I have a few jokes with my 'pig' puppet... but I have a question / need advice

What would you say are the KEY ingredients for writing jokes and structuring a routine? What do I want to keep in mind?

I can give you an example of one of my jokes... (and by the way... I use a "squeaker" so I don't have to actually be a vent for this routine)
Me: So do you like sports? You do? Which? Football? You have a brother who plays in NFL ? what position? The Football!! (I squeak back his answers)

What are the key ingredients of a good joke?

Thanks so much for your advice and help!!

Tom Mason

Here is an answer to my own question that I found

http://allpropuppets.blogspot.co.at/2013......kes.html

Any thoughts on that?

Here are some resources that may help give you ideas:

http://entertainment-experts.com/comedia......preview/

and this one from the Vent Haven Terry Fator lecture:

http://youtu.be/7gnGrCuy_rw

If you ever decide to dig deeper, I have a course on ventriloquist script writing at:
http://www.learn-ventriloquism.com/ventr......r-class/
which features interviews with Mark Wade, Bill Demar, Steve Petra, Sarah Jones and Ken Groves - along with the entire Terry Fator Vent Haven Lecture.

Thanks Tom! That is awesome! Love your website!