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@fahimanwar 🎤ON TOUR: SF Oct 29 • PHX Nov 17 • Brooklyn Nov 20 • Seattle Dec 10–12 • Toronto Jan 8–9 • Austin Jan 22–24 🎟 Tickets in bio #standup #standupcomedy

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Comedian shares ghosting revenge hackfrom @fahimanwar

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Overview

A stand-up comedian tells a joke about his new strategy for dealing with being ghosted. He explains that he texts the person offering a free ticket to a Taylor Swift concert to get them to reply, and once they enthusiastically accept, he ghosts them in return.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State relatable social problem
  2. 2Detail a clever trap
  3. 3Describe the target's response
  4. 4Reveal the revenge twist

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Storytime
Elements
Text OverlayIntimate Close-UpTitle Text Hook

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 50%

Do this next time u get GHOSTED

Verbal hook · 50%

If I can tell I'm getting ghosted, this is a new thing I'll do.

Visual hook

A comedian is on a dimly lit stage, holding a microphone and actively performing for an audience, creating an immediate sense of a live show.

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Hook template

Steal this for your own video

Do this next time u get [relatable bad situation in caps]

  • — Do this next time u get GHOSTED
  • — Do this next time u get LEFT ON READ by your boss
  • — Do this next time u get CUT OFF in traffic

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

Frame a common frustration as a problem with a solvable, clever 'hack' or strategy, promising a solution.

Payoff

The payoff is the successful execution of the 'revenge,' delivering a feeling of justice and vicarious satisfaction to the viewer.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Revenge Reversal

Presenting a relatable social grievance and then detailing a step-by-step plan for 'poetic justice,' culminating in a power-dynamic reversal that provides vicarious satisfaction to the audience.

  1. 1

    The Grievance Setup

    Clearly articulate a widely understood social pain point or injustice (e.g., being ghosted) to establish immediate audience relatability.

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    The Strategic Bait

    Detail a specific, calculated action designed to lure the 'antagonist' back into engagement. The bait must be of high perceived value and culturally relevant to be effective.

  3. 3

    The Predicted Surrender

    Act out or describe the anticipated, often hypocritical or desperate, response of the antagonist taking the bait. This builds tension and validates the audience's assumptions about the antagonist's behavior.

  4. 4

    The Power Flip

    Deliver the punchline, which is a sudden reversal of the initial power dynamic. The protagonist now holds all the power, often by mirroring the antagonist's original negative behavior back at them.

  5. 5

    The Victor's Catharsis

    Physically and emotionally perform the feeling of satisfaction and victory, allowing the audience to share in the cathartic release and amplifying the comedic payoff.

Themes

  • Revenge
  • Dating culture
  • Humor
  • Social behavior

Techniques

  • Stand-up comedy
  • Storytelling
  • Punchline delivery

Trends

  • Ghosting

Post caption

🎤ON TOUR: SF Oct 29 • PHX Nov 17 • Brooklyn Nov 20 • Seattle Dec 10–12 • Toronto Jan 8–9 • Austin Jan 22–24 🎟 Tickets in bio #standup #standupcomedy

Text overlays

  • title · throughout

    Do this next time u get GHOSTED

Transcript

If I can tell I'm getting ghosted, this is a new thing I'll do. I'll wait a while, and then I'll send this text. I'll go, hey. I'm going to the Taylor Swift concert. I I have an extra ticket. Let me know if you're available. And then they become alive suddenly. They come out of the good. They're like, oh, hey. Hey. Sorry. I've been slammed with work. But, yeah, I looked at my calendar, and and I'm free that day. I would love to no. And then I don't respond.

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