Set Up Joke Set Up Joke

Author : Rob Long
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781408855836

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Conversations with My Agent (and Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke) by Rob Long Pdf

Barely out of film school, Rob Long struck the jackpot and landed a job on the phenomenally successful TV sitcom, Cheers. However, with the demise of the show, Long was faced with the question, 'Is there life after Cheers?' Mercilessly witty about the daunting process of setting up a new series and getting it on air, these two books tell the absurd tale of what came next. Getting from pitch to pilot is a tricky path to navigate successfully, from making non-negotiable changes and deal-breaking edits, combined with accommodating the whims of studios, networks and agents, often the finished product ends up a long way from where the script-writer started. With the help of his agent, her constant demands, monstrous salesmanship, brutal irony and unswerving loyalty, Long's career fluctuates from wannabe to player, from award-winning script-writer to burnt out has-been. And it's all, as he says 'half true'.

Author : Rob Long
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
ISBN : 0747579695

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Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke by Rob Long Pdf

The follow-up to the bestselling Conversations with My Agent by top Hollywood comedy writer Rob Long.

Author : Greg Dean
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0325001790

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Step by Step to Stand-up Comedy by Greg Dean Pdf

If you think you're funny, and you want others to think so too, this is the book for you! Greg Dean examines the fundamentals of being funny and offers advice on a range of topics, including: writing creative joke material rehearsing and performing routines coping with stage fright dealing with emcees who think they're funnier than you are getting experience and lots more. Essential for the aspiring comic or the working comedian interested in updating his or her comedy routine, Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on the art of the stand-up comedian.

Author : Rob Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
ISBN : OCLC:1245774526

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Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke by Rob Long Pdf

Author : Judy Carter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780743219020

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The Comedy Bible by Judy Carter Pdf

Judy Carter, guru to aspiring comedy writers and stand-up comics, tells all about the biz of being funny and writing funny in this bright, entertaining, and totally practical guide on how to draw humor from your life and turn it into a career. Do you think you’re funny? Do you want to turn your sense of humor into a career? If the answer is yes, then Judy Carter’s The Comedy Bible is for you. The guru to aspiring stand-up comics provides the complete scoop on being—and writing—funny for money. If you’ve got a sense of humor, you can learn to make a career out of comedy, says Judy Carter. Whether it’s creating a killer stand-up act, writing a spec sitcom, or providing jokes for radio or one-liners for greeting cards, Carter provides step-by-step instructions in The Comedy Bible. She helps readers first determine which genre of comedy writing or performing suits them best and then directs them in developing, refining, and selling their work. Using the hands-on workbook format that was so effective in her bestselling first book, Stand-Up Comedy: The Book, Carter offers a series of day-by-day exercises that draw on her many years as a successful stand-up comic and the head of a nationally known comedy school. Also included are practical tips and advice from today’s top comedy professionals—from Bernie Brillstein to Christopher Titus to Richard Lewis. She presents the pros and cons of the various comedy fields—stand-up, script, speech and joke writing, one-person shows, humor essays—and shows how to tailor your material for each. She teaches how to find your “authentic” voice—the true source of comedy. And, perhaps most important, Carter explains how to take a finished product to the next level—making money—by pitching it to a buyer and negotiating a contract. Written in Carter’s unique, take-no-prisoners voice, The Comedy Bible is practical, inspirational, and funny.

Author : Rob Long
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781408855829

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Conversations with My Agent (And Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke) by Rob Long Pdf

Barely out of film school, Rob Long struck the jackpot and landed a job on the phenomenally successful TV sitcom, Cheers. However, with the demise of the show, Long was faced with the question, 'Is there life after Cheers?' Mercilessly witty about the daunting process of setting up a new series and getting it on air, these two books tell the absurd tale of what came next. Getting from pitch to pilot is a tricky path to navigate successfully, from making non-negotiable changes and deal-breaking edits, combined with accommodating the whims of studios, networks and agents, often the finished product ends up a long way from where the script-writer started. With the help of his agent, her constant demands, monstrous salesmanship, brutal irony and unswerving loyalty, Long's career fluctuates from wannabe to player, from award-winning script-writer to burnt out has-been. And it's all, as he says 'half true'.

Author : Melvin Helitzer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0898795109

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Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer Pdf

A comprehensive guide to writing, selling and performing all types of comedy. Includes comments, advice, gags and routines from top comics.

Author : Editors of Portable Press
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781626866133

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The Funniest Joke Book Ever! by Editors of Portable Press Pdf

Over 500 giggles, groans, and belly laughs! Kids can’t resist sharing jokes (even you try to stop them), so they always need a fresh supply. We’ve stuffed the pages of this little joke book with the funniest jokes we could find. Old favorites, new favorites, and a few festering stinkers, all guaranteed to make kids laugh out loud. You’ll find Q&A jokes, knock-knock jokes, riddles, and one-liners. And, of course, we’ve included entire chapters of those all-time kid-pleasers: elephant jokes, pirate jokes, and space jokes. Here’s a sampling: What's black and white, black and white, black and white? A penguin rolling down a hill. Why don’t zombies eat clowns? They taste funny. Why did the hen scold her chicks? They were using fowl language. What kind of books do skunks read? Best-smellers! How does Darth Vader like his toast? On the dark side. . . . and many more!

Author : Jerry Seinfeld
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982112745

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Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld Pdf

The first book in twenty-five years from “one of our great comic minds” (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld’s best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved everything. “Whenever I came up with a funny bit, whether it happened on a stage, in a conversation, or working it out on my preferred canvas, the big yellow legal pad, I kept it in one of those old school accordion folders,” Seinfeld writes. “So I have everything I thought was worth saving from forty-five years of hacking away at this for all I was worth.” For this book, Jerry Seinfeld has selected his favorite material, organized decade by decade. In this “trove of laugh-out-loud one-liners” (Associated Press), you will witness the evolution of one of the great comedians of our time and gain new insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy.

Author : Joseph Rosenbloom
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0806975148

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The Gigantic Joke Book by Joseph Rosenbloom Pdf

Over 1,000 jokes, 96 drawings. Index. "Gr.4-6. A gigantic compendium of rib-tickling, giggle-inspiring one liners, puns, funny stories, put-downs...Clever and witty."--SLJ. "True kid appeal."--Learning. 256 pages, b/w illus. throughout, 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Author : Joe Toplyn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Comedy
ISBN : 0615953891

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Comedy Writing for Late-Night TV by Joe Toplyn Pdf

He has written and produced comedy/talk shows for over fifteen years. Now four-time Emmy winner Joe Toplyn reveals his proven methods of writing for late-night television in this one-of-a-kind insider's guide. Toplyn analyzes each type of comedy piece in the late-night TV playbook and takes you step-by-step through the process of writing it. His detailed tips, techniques, and rules include: * 6 characteristics every good monologue joke topic must have* 6 specific ways to generate punch lines* 12 tools for making your jokes their funniest* 7 types of desk pieces and how to create them* 9 steps to writing parodies and other sketches * How to go after a writing job in late night* PLUS a complete sample comedy/talk show submission packetAlso use this comprehensive manual to write short-form comedy for the Internet, sketch shows, magazines, reality shows, radio, advertising, and any other medium.

Author : Sally Holloway
Publisher : Book Shaker
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Comedy
ISBN : 1907498370

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Serious Guide to Joke Writing by Sally Holloway Pdf

This comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and experienced joke writers alike. The techniques you will learn can be used again and again to write funny and original material. You hold in your hands the key to unlocking your inner comedy genius.

Author : Comedy Squad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1709487267

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Joke Book by Comedy Squad Pdf

JOKE BOOK: Comedy Writing Workbook This book has everything you need to brainstorm, write and create the best jokes. Perfect for any aspiring comedian to keep track of all of their creative and amazing ideas. Every other page has a worksheet with space for brainstorming, ideas, funny connections, related topics, puns, characters and final box to write down the set up and the punchline. Every other pages has a lined college ruled notebook for writing down more spontaneous notes. Makes a great present for anyone into stand up comedy or any humorous writer. DETAILS: Dimensions 6" x 9" - a great size to take on the go 100 white pages Cover features photograph of a microphone Makes a great Christmas gift or birthday present for hilarious jokers who write jokes. Click brand name for more nerdy meme planners and books

Author : Jared Volle
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1098949323

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Playfully Inappropriate by Jared Volle Pdf

Playfully Inappropriate introduces a radically different approach to writing comedy. No brainstorming. No Broken Assumption Jokes. No joke structures. No kidding. Instead, it focuses on tapping back into your unique sense of humor, personality and creative potential. Have you ever wondered how some comedians can tell such hilarious stories while making the audience feel as if they're hanging out with a friend? Or how top-level comedians can leave you in stitches without ever feeling fake or inauthentic? Comedians were telling hilarious stories and having funny conversations long before they ever learned a single joke structure or tried to list an audience's assumptions. Why trade your natural, effortless ability to make people laugh for awkward joke formulas and brainstorming exercises? Playfully Inappropriate replaces conventional brainstorming exercises and word associations with a fun, easy method of exploration and shows you how to methodically generate hilarious material without ever requiring that you conform to any arbitrary set of rules. You'll discover how "naturally funny people" are consistently able to recognize comedic opportunities and effortlessly respond with hilarious punchlines. Whether you're a stand-up comedian, perform improv, write sketch, or act, Playfully Inappropriate will show you how to bring the same natural flow to your creative process. In this book, you'll learn... How joke-tellers and storyteller comedians use different strategies to create humor How to apply audience psychology to maximize a joke's effectiveness An easy way to create joke premises How to recognize natural opportunities or create your own opportunity for a punchline How to use your natural sense of humor to write both conventional and unconventional jokes How storytelling comedians are able to capture the audience's attention early on How storytellers get laughs without requiring conventional joke structures

Author : Mojang AB
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Minecraft (Game)
ISBN : 1405295252

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Minecraft Joke Book by Mojang AB Pdf

Did you hear about the creeper's birthday party? It really went off with a BANG! Why does Alex love redstone lamps? Because they light up her life. Where do tired miners sleep? On bedrock. The official Minecraft Joke Book is packed full of hilarious jokes that will have you laughing your blocks off! There's something for every Minecrafter, whatever their age.