Standup and Speakers: Use this technique to write funnier material

 I've got a new favorite set-up I'm using that's so new it's not even in "The Comedy Bible." I call it, "Reluctant Admissions" and here's how it works:  I make a big, bold statement of "truth" and then I have to admit that it was actually a total lie.  Now, here's how you put it into action...

Recently, I was performing for a Canadian audience and I said:

[STATEMENT] "We have so much in common, you're from Canada - I'm from Canada!"  

[ADMISSION ONE] "Well, not exactly 'Canada' Canada...'" 

[ADMISSION TWO] "Actually, that's just what I tell people when I'm travelling through France."

Here's another example: 

[STATEMENT] I lost 120 pounds! 

[ADMISSION ONE] Well... I didn't exactly lose all of it at once. 

[ADMISSION TWO] Well, actually - I just lost and gained the same 10 pounds twelve times.

Your turn now. Riff on this:

[STATEMENT] I finished my first 5K yesterday!

[ADMISSION ONE]

[ADMISSION TWO]

And you don't have to be a comic to add this to your spiel. It's a great opening joke for speakers and comics alike!

Go ahead and post your on jokes using this formula in my blog comments.