Comedy category: 18107 books
Writing Comedy
How to use funny plots and characters, wordplay and humour in your creative writing
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Learn how to write comedy that makes people laugh.
Masterclass: Writing Comedy will reveal to both beginners and experienced writers the distinctive features that mark out comedy from other forms of creative writing. Having identified these, it will help you then to unlock your inner anarchist,...
High-Status Characters
How The Upright Citizens Brigade Stormed A City, Started A Scene, And Changed Comedy Forever
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
By the early ‘90s, comedy was no longer cool. The stand-up bubble had burst, sitcoms had become more formulaic than ever, and Hollywood studios were pumping out soulless, star-driven schmaltz. There were signs of hope in shows like Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and The Larry Sanders Show, all of which...
by Richard Webber
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Ronnie Barker was one of our most respected and best-loved comedy actors and here, in this fascinating biography, Richard Webber delves deep in to the heart of Barker's life and career, peppering his narrative with original and incisive memories from some of Barker's closest contemporaries, including...
by Tim Boyle
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Silence is said to be golden. When it comes to comedy though, silence can be deadly.Tim Boyle began performing stand-up comedy when he was in high school. It didn't take more than a few seconds after entering a comedy club for the first time before realizing you need a thick skin to survive....
Writing the Comedy Blockbuster: The Inappropriate Goal
The Inappropriate Goal
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Dying is easy, comedy is hard. So keep your comedy blockbuster alive and well and buy this book. Comedy has always been the backbone of the film business. In an age of sequels and brand-name movies based on established properties, the original comedy screenplay still delivers high profits. "Writing the...
by Logan Murray
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
LEARN HOW TO WRITE AND PERFORM STAND UP COMEDY.
A new edition of Be A Great Stand-Up, now fully revised and updated with new material on setting up and running a comedy night and mining almost any subject for jokes.
Logan Murray has successfully taught the techniques of stand-up comedy...
by Mr Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer, Mr Henry Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
I'm really looking forward to robbing this bank!
Mischief Theatre's smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End!
Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead...
Reeling with Laughter
American Film Comedies: From Anarchy to Mockumentary
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Film comedy has been around as long as cinema itself. Over the years, particular forms of the genre have emerged, evolved, and spawned other branches of comedy. While these subgenres may vary in their approach to humor, all of them have the same goal: amusing audiences. In Reeling with Laughter: American...
Keeping Quiet
Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
Keeping Quiet is a love-letter to the modern sight-gag on film and television, tracing the history of physical clowning since the advent of sound. Taking up the story of visual humour where Paul Merton’s Silent Comedy leaves off, Julian Dutton charts the lives and work of all the great comedians who...
Mastering Stand-Up
The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This entertaining and sharply written guide—for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers—examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard...
by Jeremy Dauber
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
**Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award
“Dauber deftly surveys the whole recorded history of Jewish humour.” —Economist**
In a major work of scholarship that explores the funny side of some very serious business (and vice versa), Jeremy Dauber examines the origins of Jewish...
The Comedians
Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
“Funny [and] fascinating . . . If you’re a comedy nerd you’ll love this book.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, National Post, and Splitsider
Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, this groundbreaking...
The New Comedy Writing Step by Step
Revised and Updated with Words of Instruction, Encouragement, and Inspiration from Legends of the Comedy Profession
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Three-time Emmy Award-winner Gene Perret's ""Comedy Writing Step by Step"" has been the manual for humor writers for 25 years. In this new book, his first update, Perret offers readers a treasure trove of guidelines and suggestions covering a broad range of comedy writing situations,...
by Gene Perret
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Beginning comedy writers and performers may think funny can't be taught, but legendary comedy writer Gene Perret, winner of three Emmy Awards, tells otherwise in this guide to what makes a good joke work. Outlining the 10 commandments of comedy, the unbreakable rules that every gag must follow in order...