Author : Steve North
Publisher : Bfe Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 19,91 MB
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780983126126
A how-to book on Stand-up Comedy. Part One describes Steve North, the comedy coach's explanation of and how the reader can discover their own unique comedic character, or persona. Part two offers a workbook featuring 20 of the best formulas for writing comedy material for your character. Part three covers clubs, the 'biz', and how to navigate your career in standup.
Author : James Mendrinos
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781592572311
You've always known writing comedy was about more than just being funny. But how do you create a joke and work it into a script or a stand-up routine? Comedian, writer, and teacher Jim Mendrinos has the answers. In The Complete Idiot s Guide to Comedy Writing, Mendrinos gives readers the principles he teaches in his popular courses, from understanding what funny is and how to find it, to how to actually construct comedy. Working through the basic constructions and forms including premises, points of view, and twists, he shows the variations of written, verbal, and physical comedy. With useful exercises, Mendrinos helps writers refine their writing, appeal to their audience, and even break writer's block by learning techniques for brainstorming, free association, lists, and finding infinite points of view.
Author : Rui Oliveira
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,92 MB
Release : 2021-05-25
Category :
ISBN :
Have you ever dreamed of being the funny person in any group, the one who could make people laugh and brighten everyone else's day? The one people seek when they are feeling down because they know you will always give them the ability to share a laugh with you, to see the funnier side of life? After sharing that dream for a long time, I decided long ago to start studying, practicing and performing comedy, not aiming to be a professional comedian, but instead to be the person in any group of friends who would consistently be the funniest person at the table. As I heavily researched this subject throughout the past decade, I came to the realization that most books on comedy and improvisitational humor out there do not approach comedy from a social standpoint, opting instead to target themselves at standup comedians, screenwriters or actors, oftentimes covering what could be easy to understand, simple concepts in a midst of confusion and abstraction. In order to try to desmistify the topic and bring humor into any social interaction, I have taken all the major insights I've learned and tried to apply them to the social situations most of us face daily. In doing so, I have created a step-by-step, practical guideline along with several practical examples, making it easy to bring these ideas into life in any conversation. In this book, you will learn: How to deal with any anxiety you might have around your sense of humor. How to avoid making awkward jokes. How to enhance your creativity. How a joke works and different ways it could be structured. How to spot "the funny" in any given situation. How to tell better, funnier stories. How to use techniques from improvisational commedy to improve your comedic and social skills. The fundamental rule of comedy that will change the way you see humor. Over 10 techniques to incorporate more humor into your conversations. 6 "joke templates" which allow you to be funny immediately in various different situations. If you are willing to learn how to step away from the mundane into a world of creative options and humorous opportunies and to share that newfound joy with your friends and loved ones, this might just be the book you're searching for.
Author : Judy Carter
Publisher : Dell
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,1 MB
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0307575209
If you think you’re funny, buy this book! Whether you dream of becoming a star . . . A better public speaker . . . A more effective communicator . . . A funnier, happier human being . . . You can learn to leave ‘em laughing! David Letterman learned to do it. Jay Leno learned to do it. Roseanne Barr learned to do it. So can you! Now successful stand-up comic Judy Carter—who went from teaching high school to performing in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and on over 45 major TV shows—gives you the same hands-on, step-by-step instruction she’s taught to students in her comedy workshops. She shows you how to do it: create an act, perform it, make money with it, or apply it to everyday life. Discover: • The formulas for creating comedy material • How to find your own style • The three steps to putting your act together • Rehearsal do’s and don’ts • What to do if you bomb • Ways to punch up your everyday life with humor
Author : Stephen Rosenfield
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1613736959
Stephen Rosenfield, founder and director of the American Comedy Institute, the premier comedy school in the United States, has taught literally dozens of major standup comics in North America, and has also pioneered comedy as an academic discipline in many universities, a trend that is rapidly spreading. Mastering Stand-Up draws on Rosenfield's own extensive experience (and those of countless stars like Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Rodney Dangerfield, Louis C.K., Steve Martin, Roseanne, and Johnny Carson) to show the reader—and would-be comic—what works, what doesn't, and why. Forty sharply written chapters cover every conceivable angle of the joke and how to tell it. There are a number of books on comedy and how to do it, but none has the breadth and authority Rosenfield brings to his theme. It's not for nothing that the New York Times has described him as "probably the best-known comedy teacher in the country." Rosenfield's book is sure to become the classic text on its subject. And it should help thousands who long to make others laugh to realize their fondest hopes.
Author : Sandi C. Shore
Publisher : Emmis Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,45 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781578601608
The Comedy Store in L.A. is a family affair, founded by Sammy and Mitzi Shore, the parents of comedians Pauly Shore and Sandi Shore. In Secrets to Standup Success, Sandi offers valuable insider instruction on how to shape a comic persona and develop a personal delivery style, plus secrets on timing, pacing, and creating characters.
Author : David Kline Lovett
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,23 MB
Release : 2015-06-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1456625012
This book helps you to write and deliver jokes to attract more money, honey and health into your life. What makes this book unique is that it has 123 joke templates. The templates allow even someone who considers themselves as not funny the ability to easily write and present original funny jokes. This book is much more than simply writing and delivering jokes. When one has the ability to create and present original humor they have the power to create a better world for themselves. Having the gift of humor gives you more: 1. Health 2. Wealth 3. Love It is proven than laughter and humor improves your health, that funny people are more liked and respected. People who are more liked and respected have an easier path to more financial success.
Author : Jared Volle
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 36,50 MB
Release : 2019-05-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781098949327
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 : Mark Stolzenberg
Publisher : Piccadilly Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 22,89 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780941599474
A good comedian can tell a bad joke and make it funny. A bad comedian can tell a hilarious joke and have it fall flat because of the way it is told. One of the keys to being really funny is not what you say, but how you say it. Accomplishing this involves both verbal as well as visual skills. In this book you will learn the secrets used by professional comedians to make their audiences roar with laughter. You will discover how to effectively use pantomime and physical comedy to create visual humour. How to use body language, facial expressions, and comic gestures to your advantage. You will explore the use of your voice as a tool to make the ordinary become extraordinary and entertainingly funny incorporating pitch, tone, volume, and language. You will also see how props and costumes can enhance your presentation. You will learn the techniques and develop the skills to create high-energy comedy. If you are an experienced comedian this book will enhance your abilities and sharpen your skills. If you are not a professional, this book will help you look and act like one. Whether you want to become a professional comedian, perform as a silly clown, create a hilarious school play, be the life of the party, or simply want to make your friends laugh out loud, this delightfully entertaining book will show you how.
Author : Greg Dean
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,74 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780325001791
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.
