[2][3] Besides jokes, topical humor may be in forms of news parody, "Top 10" lists, demotivators, cartoons, etc.
But we cannot forget that, in comparison with these perennial jokes, we have perhaps laughed even more heartily at others which it is difficult for us to use now because they would call for long commentaries and even with such help would not produce their original effect.
These latter jokes contained allusions to people and events which at the time were ‘topical’, which had aroused general interest and still kept it alive.
Contrary to a popular opinion that they are to a large degree improvisations, in fact they are produced by a team of specialized professionals.
In his example of a workflow, the work starts with "clippers", who sift though numerous news headlines and lead paragraphs for joke ideas.