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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Definitely a wise buy this. It does what it says on the tin , as it were, and gives you eight very recognisable characters of comedy. They were always there; you just didn't think about them. It is written about American comedy programmes but it is equally applicable to British ones. The British just tend to focus on class differences a bit more. The book is written mainly for actors and then for writers. It also gives good comedy writing information before it discusses the eight characters of comedy. I reckon you could use this book to write a comedy in a mechanical way. You could select which comedy characters you wanted; attribute the various characteristics to them, ask them what they want and watch the plot develop.The Eight Characters of Comedy is a very clearly written and easy to understand book; you know what to do after having read it.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although targeting the American Sitcom market this book is very useful to any prospective sitcom writers in this country.
It's easy to see famous UK sitcom stars in the examples he gives for each sitcom archetypal character.
He explains with great passion, humour and understanding what is needed to create a potentially great sitcom character.
Altogether one of the more useful books I've purchased in my quest to write some funny stuff.
My recommendation is BUY IT NOW.
It's easy to see famous UK sitcom stars in the examples he gives for each sitcom archetypal character.
He explains with great passion, humour and understanding what is needed to create a potentially great sitcom character.
Altogether one of the more useful books I've purchased in my quest to write some funny stuff.
My recommendation is BUY IT NOW.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
THIS is a good book. It is meant for actors AND writers, and I am both, and therefore well placed to gauge all it has to offer. This book will help you choose, and orchestrate (Egri vocab), and shape comedy characters, and help you to keep them true throughout a story (writing). In acting, so often scripts seem barren of detail, so it's hard to know who the hell the character is, but this book helps to impose a finite though liberating attribute list for each character type, and you'll therefore always be able to fashion appropriate character behaviour regardless of the situation or storyline confined within.
It won't write your stories for you, nor get you up on stage or in front of camera, but this book will help you arrive at funny, viable characters (writing), and give you the knowledge and confidence that you are performing your character truthfully (Stan'i vocab).
Many books are 'jack of all trades,' dissipating and spreading themselves thin, but this book capitalises upon the close relation and synergy between acting and writing. (It is no accident that formal theatre arts courses include writing classes.) That said it is more than worth the price if you are at present only into one of said disciplines...
It won't write your stories for you, nor get you up on stage or in front of camera, but this book will help you arrive at funny, viable characters (writing), and give you the knowledge and confidence that you are performing your character truthfully (Stan'i vocab).
Many books are 'jack of all trades,' dissipating and spreading themselves thin, but this book capitalises upon the close relation and synergy between acting and writing. (It is no accident that formal theatre arts courses include writing classes.) That said it is more than worth the price if you are at present only into one of said disciplines...
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Informative and funny!
From an aspiring writers perspective i found this book to be very informative and also very entertaining. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Beach Buff
Great Book (US Comedy, not UK Comedy)
This book is great. It gives fantastic tips for actors and writers. Without being too gushing, it's everything I hoped for.
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Published 4 months ago by Bryan Parry
Really useful
I have just finished reading this and it's amazing how it makes you look at sitcoms differently. You start to see how almost all sitcom characters are based on the archetypes Scott... Read more
Published 9 months ago by CrochetMiriam
REALLY INFORMATIVE BOOK
well written, if a little dated perhaps in some of its references. funny in itself in parts, but good as a starting point for keen beginners like me. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Catriona Liddle
My boyfriend loved it!
I purchased this book for my boyfriend after reading the great reviews.
He is amateur comedy writer and absolutely loved it and read the whole thing in 1 day. Read more
He is amateur comedy writer and absolutely loved it and read the whole thing in 1 day. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Kirsty
Awesome book.
I was a little wary at first, buts its been a great help in polishing my sitcom and defining stronger characters. Well worth buying.
Published on 19 April 2010 by D. Ocean
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