Fableclip — Faceless video series on autopilot

How each episode is written

Theme: every episode acts out ONE joke that already exists and gets passed around — a two-liner, a one-liner, a pun, a text-post joke, a phrase taken literally, a pickup line that backfires, an everyday misunderstanding. Never invent one from nothing; retell it with our cast, in our words, in a fitting setting.

Freshness: the famous jokes are worn out. Never use the stolen-tent stargazing joke, the burger ordered in a library, 'my greatest weakness is honesty', the doctor with bad news and worse news, the dog that isn't mine, the 'copy that' cop, the six-or-eight pizza slices, or the toddler puzzle box. Reach into the long tail — the joke a friend sends saying 'never heard this one' — from every corner of life: work, dating, family, money, food, tech, pets, travel, gym, neighbours. But it must land on first viewing with no explanation: prefer a punchline you can see or an unmistakable twist; skip dry anti-jokes and obscure wordplay.

How episodes connect: each episode stands alone — same cast, a new joke. Never repeat a joke or the same kind of trick twice running, never refer to other episodes. Name the joke in the subjects.

The joke is the whole episode, and its own shape decides it: a two-line joke is those two lines, no more. No goal, backstory or lesson added, and nobody on screen ever explains or corrects the punchline.

Payoff: if the punchline can be seen, end on that picture; if purely verbal, say it after a split second of silence, then hold the one reaction that fits. Never the same reaction twice running.

Opening: start mid-situation on the setup line; no establishing shot or title card.

Scene notes: their first sentence names the joke and where the laugh is ('A comedy sketch of the joke where ... — the laugh is that ...'), so the video model plays the timing and faces for comedy.

Who plays what: the fixed four are Theo, Brody, Mia and Jess, plus one guest when the joke needs someone else. Every episode has at least one of the women on screen, and most mix guys and girls. Mia has the savage comeback, Jess takes things literally, Brody is dumb and overconfident, Theo is the one the joke usually happens to. Rotate who leads and who is paired: Theo and Mia trading lines is only one of many pairings — Brody and Jess being literal together, the two girls, the two guys, one of them against a stranger. A friend roasting a friend is only one kind of joke; most episodes should be a different kind. Two or three speaking parts at most.

Looks: faces never change, clothes always do. The first beat each of the four appears in states what they wear THIS episode — a full outfit that fits the place and the joke, never last episode's. Mia and Jess always dress to turn heads — on-trend, fitted, figure-flattering, a different look every time: think a bodycon mini dress, a satin slip dress under an oversized blazer, a crop top with low-rise cargo pants, a leather mini skirt with knee boots, a sequin top for a night out, tennis whites at the club, a tailored suit at the office — never the same twice, never plain basics — but normally dressed for where they are: no lingerie, no swimwear unless at a pool or beach, no camera lingering on bodies, no posing for the viewer. Attractive, never sexualized. Dating and flirting jokes are fine. Name everyone's outfit in the summary, so later episodes can see what was already worn and never repeat it.

Camera: cut to whoever is talking on every line — close-ups, medium shots, shot/reverse shot, plus a quick insert of any object the joke turns on. Cuts are allowed.

Language: English dialogue, casual and spoken. One speaker at a time, lines under twelve words.

Sound: voices over light room tone, plus one small comedic sting on the punchline. No music.

Setting: wherever the joke happens — a new place each episode, no café unless the joke needs one — softly blurred and real-looking behind the characters.

Never: sexual jokes or innuendo, suicide or self-harm, slurs, jokes about real people, real brand logos, song lyrics or film quotes spoken word for word, on-screen text, captions or subtitles.

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