Author : Bobbie Oliver
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 34,63 MB
Release : 2013-08-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781482640748
There are a lot of stand-up comedy books out there. This book is like none of them. It is about the Art of Comedy, the Zen of Comedy, the Tao of Comedy. It is comedy from the soul instead of the head. It is about Ego-less comedy. Don't Act. Be. You don't do standup comedy; it does you.
Author : Greg Dean
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,61 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.
Author : Judy Carter
Publisher : Dell
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,84 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 : Logan Murray
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 19,69 MB
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1473607191
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 to thousands, and in this book he distills his years of experience into the essential skills for a great and enjoyable performance. He will help you find your creative streak and your funny side, build the confidence to deliver, and explain the finer details of stagecraft, from dealing with hecklers to coping with props. There is a full guide to the practicalities, from finding gigs to securing an agent, with plenty of valuable hints, tips and advice. Drawing on Logan's years of teaching and his own successful stand-up career, with top tips from some of the most well-known people in the business, it is guaranteed to bring a smile to both your face and that of your future audience. As well as full updates throughout the book, this new edition contains fresh material on how to set up and run a comedy night, mine any subject for jokes and advice on festivals. ABOUT THE SERIES The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.
Author : Melvin Helitzer
Publisher :
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780898795103
A comprehensive guide to writing, selling and performing all types of comedy. Includes comments, advice, gags and routines from top comics.
Author : Steve Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1847395848
Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and forth to visit relatives. When Disneyland opened just a couple of miles away from home, an enchanted Steve was given his first chance to learn magic and entertain an audience. He describes how he noted the reaction to each joke in a ledger - 'big laugh' or 'quiet' - and assiduously studied the acts of colleagues, stealing jokes when needed. With superb detail, Steve recreates the world of small, dark clubs and the fear and exhilaration of standing in the spotlight. While a philosophy student at UCLA, he worked hard at local clubs honing his comedy and slowly attracting a following until he was picked up to write for TV. From here on, Steve Martin became an acclaimed comedian, packing out venues nationwide. One night, however, he noticed empty seats and realised he had 'reached the top of the rollercoaster'. BORN STANDING UP is a funny and riveting chronicle of how Steve Martin became the comedy genius we now know and is also a fascinating portrait of an era.
Author : Chris MacLean
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 23,24 MB
Release : 2013-01-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781480188693
Make your stand-up comedy dreams come true! There is no better time than right now to pursue your stand-up comedy dreams! How to Start-in Stand-up Comedy is the first and only how-to guide about stand-up comedy in Canada. This easy workbook gives inside information on writing your first jokes, getting stage time, and getting ahead fast in Canadian comedy. It also gives vital information about the hugely important Toronto scene, where comics throughout Canada come for their big break. Whether you have no idea how to break into comedy or want to prepare yourself for the leap to the exciting Toronto comedy scene, this book can help make your dreams come true. How to Start in Stand-Up Comedy has been featured on NBC news, Sirius Satellite Radio, Smithee TV, and a range of other print and online media. Buy it today! Gold medal winner for humour and silver medalist for best design non-fiction for the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, an internationally prestigious awards program known as "the Sundance of the book publishing industry. Finalist for the Foreword Reviews 2014 Book of the Year awards! Chris MacLean performs stand-up comedy in the United States, Britain and Canada and is from Toronto. Chris has appeared in film, television, radio, print and online media and is the subject of a documentary. Chris achieved success in stand-up comedy faster than most, has helped many others on their comedy journey, and has found that getting into comedy has opened up a wider world of exciting opportunities.
Author : Stephen Rosenfield
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 15,67 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 : Jay Sankey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136555633
In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how to improve and perfect your work. Much more than a how-to manual Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy is the most detailed and comprehensive book on the subject to date.
Author : Rob Durham
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,55 MB
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Stand-up comedy
ISBN : 9781468004847
Rob Durham has written a book on the ins and outs of being a stand-up comic. Hilarious and enlightening, he uses some funny experiences of his own with famous and not-so-famous people to give some great tips on getting started in the biz. "Rob Durham 'gets it' as a performer and a teacher of how to get going in the comedy business. He covers the little things that so many new guys ignore. This is the book I would have written. . . if I had the time, interest, or word-processor." --Jimmy Pardo"I support this book unconditionally!" --Maria Bamford"Read this book before going to your next open mic night." --Tommy Johnagin
