This headline strikes me as a typical set up for a late night comedy monologue joke.
In this form of joke writing the news headline would be the set up and then the follow up would be the punchline. You have to kind of re-interpret or twist the headline to come to a silly or unexpected conclusion.
You could use the headline as-is as the set up, or you could re-word it to help your punchline.
Go ahead give it a try in the comments!
if you want to just brainstorm get a pad of paper and pencil and write down a bunch of ideas then put your favorite ones here I’ll do it too but I’m not gonna come in until I get some from you guys-
This is the gag that I've been doing at the end of my show- it's different every time because I'm working it with local guys. But these guys had to be the best so far- with no rehearsal they pulled off the "heckling barbershoppers" routine. And their singing was great too. Have a look.
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
Was at your show last afternoon in Sugar Land with Greg. Fantastic, loved your performance and others and Greg's part was great with the slide show and the history. Your routine about the old commercials and how the people our age survived all of that era. It reminded me, being a "parrot head" of one of Jimmy's songs that is about "we are the people are parents warned us about". Truly enjoyed the afternoon, Thanks and keep up the good work.
