| name | Robert Mack: Comedy Writing Mastery |
| description | Deploy professional comedy mechanics across marketing, social media, presentations, and creative content — turning observations into engineered laughs. Includes domain application system, LinkedIn comedy engine, and voice layer integration. |
| version | 3.0 |
| format | completion-engine |
| workflows | 8 |
| prompts | 30 |
| domain-applications | 10 |
Robert Mack: Comedy Writing Mastery
Extracted from Robert Mack's deep-dive podcast with David Perell on "How I Write." Mack is a 15+ year standup comedian, corporate humor consultant, and comedy instructor who teaches the architecture of humor — not just joke-telling, but the neurological, structural, and deployable craft of making any audience laugh.
v3.0 — Now includes 10 Domain Application prompts, the LinkedIn Comedy Intelligence Engine, the Fresh Voice Layer, and a global /comedy slash command for lightweight deployment.
Available Workflows
| # | Workflow | Produces | Use When |
|---|
| viral | The Viral Hook & Micro-Content Forge | A Comedy Hook & Micro-Content Bank | You need to generate high-engagement social media posts, email subject lines, or marketing headlines |
| narrative | The Narrative Bit & Keynote Architect | A Fully Engineered Comedic Story Script | You are preparing a presentation, a video script, or a standup set based on personal experiences |
| comedic | The Comedic Punch-Up & Resonance Audit | A Comedic Polish & Resonance Report | You have a draft that is 'fine' but needs to be funnier, more vivid, or more relatable |
| strategic | The Strategic Humor Calibration System | A Strategic Humor Deployment Plan | You need to ensure your humor is appropriate for a specific audience or high-stakes environment |
| voice | Comedy Voice Layer | Comedy-enhanced content | You want to activate comedy intelligence as a writing style overlay on any existing content |
| domain | Domain Application Deployment | Domain-specific comedy strategy | You want to apply comedy mechanics to a specific business domain (copywriting, positioning, virality, etc.) |
| linkedin | LinkedIn Comedy Engine | Algorithm-optimized LinkedIn content with comedy intelligence | You need LinkedIn posts that are both emotionally resonant and engagement-optimized |
| authority | Authority-Comedy Calibration | Comedy that amplifies authority rather than diluting it | You need humor in professional/authority contexts where credibility matters |
Domain Applications (DA-1 through DA-10)
Apply comedy intelligence to specific business verticals. Each DA prompt is a self-contained system for weaponizing humor within a domain.
| DA | Domain | File | Compound With |
|---|
| DA-1 | Copywriting Dominance | da_01 | Halbert, Harry Dry |
| DA-2 | Category Positioning | da_02 | Godin, Cole |
| DA-3 | Content Multiplication | da_03 | Kallaway, Seena Rez |
| DA-4 | Private Conversation (Psychology) | da_04 | Jeremy Miner |
| DA-5 | Conversion Narrative | da_05 | Brunson, Fladlien |
| DA-6 | Engineered Virality | da_06 | Seena Rez, Kallaway |
| DA-7 | Market Intelligence | da_07 | Samuel Thompson |
| DA-8 | Creative Direction | da_08 | Oren |
| DA-9 | Offer Engineering | da_09 | Cole, Fladlien |
| DA-10 | Command Center (Orchestration) | da_10 | All experts |
Full DA index with stacking strategies: da_complete_index.md
Quick Reference
Prompt Arsenal (30 Prompts)
Original Core (20)
audience-calibrator · bait-switch-architect · comedic-word-surgeon · comedy-content-adapter · comedy-filter-stack · comedy-hook-generator · conversation-mastery-engine · meta-humor-engine · naming-the-unnamed · niche-to-viral-translator · observation-to-bit-pipeline · one-liner-forge · rule-of-three-engine · self-deprecation-connector · skewed-perspective-generator · specific-to-universal-bridge · story-concision-sculptor · tension-release-writer · universal-resonance-amplifier · vivid-specificity-injector
Crown Jewels #8-17 + LinkedIn (11 new)
viral-comedy-system · recognition-mining · direct-response-personality · callback-architecture · tension-release-sequencing · remarkable-brand-voice · comedic-persona-development · word-ambiguity-engineering · funnel-entertainment-system · linkedin-comedy-intelligence
Execution Prompts (structure-pure v2)
30 deterministic practitioner prompts — each carries an Output Contract, Output Skeleton, and Quality Gate. When a deliverable matches one, Read it and honor its contract instead of improvising the output shape.
- Robert Mack — Audience Calibrator —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/audience-calibrator.md
- Robert Mack — Bait Switch Architect —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/bait-switch-architect.md
- Robert Mack — Callback & Payoff Architecture —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/callback-architecture.md
- Robert Mack — Comedic Persona Development —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/comedic-persona-development.md
- Robert Mack — Comedic Word Surgeon —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/comedic-word-surgeon.md
- Robert Mack — Comedy Content Adapter —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/comedy-content-adapter.md
- Robert Mack — Comedy Filter Stack —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/comedy-filter-stack.md
- Robert Mack — Comedy Hook Generator —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/comedy-hook-generator.md
- Robert Mack — Conversation Mastery Engine —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/conversation-mastery-engine.md
- Robert Mack x Bond Halbert - Direct Response Personality Engine —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/direct-response-personality.md
- Robert Mack x Russell Brunson - Funnel Entertainment System —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/funnel-entertainment-system.md
- LinkedIn Comedy Intelligence Engine —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/linkedin-comedy-intelligence.md
- Robert Mack — Meta-Humor Engine —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/meta-humor-engine.md
- Robert Mack — Naming The Unnamed —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/naming-the-unnamed.md
- Robert Mack — Niche-to-Viral Translator —
skills/robert-mack-comedy-writing/references/prompts-v2/niche-to-viral-translator.md
- Robert Mack — Observation To Bit Pipeline —
