Pay for Popsicle Stick Writers
Pay for Popsicle Stick Writers
My children asked me how much money is earned by the people who write jokes for popsicle sticks. Here is some info I collected off the internets in 2004:
- Comedy writing for night club entertainers: Gags only, $5-25 each. Routines, $100-1,000 per minute. Some new comics may try to get a 5-minute routine for $150; others will pay $2,500 for a 5-minute bit from a top writer.
- Party toasts, limericks, place card verses: $1.50/line.
Based on this information, I’d guess that a popsicle stick joke writer earns about $1 per word. Take that, you Rat! POW !!