Think you're funny? Writing successful comedy isn't just about having a gift for gags; you need to hone your talent and polish your humour to earn a living from making people laugh. If you want to write stand-up comedy, sketches, sitcoms or even a comic novel or film, How to be a Comedy Writer tells you all you need to know and more about the business, the structure of jokes and the nuts and bolts of a craft that can be learnt.
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Marc Blake writes screenplays and teaches comedy writing at City University. He lives in London.
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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Murphy
Format:Paperback
The title could, arguably, be said to fit the book but the subtitle, Secrets from the Inside, could not. The book is not essentially how to be funny, but about the kind of jobs you might apply yourself to if you are. They include live comedy (stand-up), sketches, joke books, comedy novels, comedy plays, sitcoms and so on.
Okay, a whole 14 pages are devoted to Comedy basics and there are a few short sections of analysis here and there but nothing you probably haven’t read before and absolutely nothing in any depth.
If you want an overview of the sort of areas a comedy writer can work in, this book will give you that. But if you want to learn how to be funny, it won’t.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You can't tell from the picture but this book is literally tiny. 6" x 4.5" to be exact. But it bravely tries to cover every kind of comedy writing including character comedy, comedy plays, comedy drama, stand-up, sketches, radio comedy, TV comedy, screenplays, comedy novels, joke books. There's even half a page on topical jokes. This does of course mean it's a bit vague about how to actually write and just tells you might be able to do if you have written something. If you want a romp through potential outlets comic writing this is for you.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Daniel Noon
Format:Paperback
The product was well packaged and recieved really quick, i had no problems with it. The product is okay but worth reading
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